As of the first quarter of 2024, the majority of the employed individuals (around 9.3 million people) in South Africa worked from 40 to 45 hours per week. Some 4.67 million worked over 45 hours weekly, while close to 1.14 million worked from 15 to 29 hours per week in the same period. On the other hand, the number of individuals with less than 15 hours work week was only 582,000. Compared to the same quarter in the previous year, the number of people working between 30 and more than 45 hours per week increased,
Number of people employed in South Africa in the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, by working hours
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics South Africa. (May 14, 2024). Number of people employed in South Africa in the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, by working hours (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299766/number-of-people-employed-in-south-africa-by-working-hours/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of people employed in South Africa in the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, by working hours (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299766/number-of-people-employed-in-south-africa-by-working-hours/
Statistics South Africa. (2024). Number of people employed in South Africa in the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, by working hours (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299766/number-of-people-employed-in-south-africa-by-working-hours/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of People Employed in South Africa in The First Quarters of 2023 and 2024, by Working Hours (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299766/number-of-people-employed-in-south-africa-by-working-hours/
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Number of people employed in South Africa in the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, by working hours (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics South Africa, May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299766/number-of-people-employed-in-south-africa-by-working-hours/