[{"Meta":"Dataset","Value":"People employed by sector in South Africa, by quarter","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Sources","Value":"Stats SA: P0277 - Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), December 2025: QES_employment_tables2025Q4","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source_link","Value":"https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1866&PPN=P0277&SCH=74045","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Last_updated","Value":"2026-03-31","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Notes","Value":"Notes on this dataset","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Description","Value":"The number of people employed in South Africa in the following industries of mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas and water supply; construction; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods, and hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication; financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and business services; and community, social and personal services. The data is sourced from a survey conducted by Statistics South Africa. The samples are drawn from private non-agricultural businesses such as factories, firms, offices and stores, as well as from national, provincial and local government entities.","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Variable","Value":"Description","Notes":"Notes"},{"Meta":"date","Value":"Last day of the quarter","Notes":""},{"Meta":"community","Value":"Number of people employed in the community sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"construction","Value":"Number of people employed in the construction sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"electricity","Value":"Number of people employed in the electricity sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"finance","Value":"Number of people employed in the finance sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"manufacturing","Value":"Number of people employed in the manufacturing sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"mining","Value":"Number of people employed in the mining sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"trade","Value":"Number of people employed in the trade sector. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""},{"Meta":"transport","Value":"Number of people employed in the transport, storage and communication sectors. Data includes part-time and full-time employees","Notes":""}]