#6 – Earnings in construction industry shrinking, says safety officer

Earnings

A Johannesburg man who worked in construction said he had to look for other employment as earnings in the industry were shrinking.

Victor Seleke, a safety officer, says he was affected by the lack of financial growth reflected in the Stats SA quarterly employment statistics which showed an annual decrease of 27,000 employees in the construction industry in March compared with March 2022.

There was a quarterly decrease of 2,000 employees or -0.4% in March compared with December. This was mainly due to decreases in employment in the building of complete constructions or parts thereof, civil engineering, said Stats SA.

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