News Summary 

10 May 2012 - Number of SA jobs grows sharply – for the fourth consecutive month Employment grew sharply, at an annualised 4.3% in April, representing the creation of 69 780 jobs during the month according to the latest Adcorp Employment Index. ... Read more 10 April 2012 - Employment grows steadily while union membership declines A total of 108 826 jobs were created in March – a marked acceleration from the 24 000 jobs created in February and 80 000 jobs created in January, leading to the strongest monthly showing of job creation since the 2009 recession... Read more 12 March 2012 - New business start-ups slump to all-time low The group’s February 2012 Employment Index highlights with alarm the closure of 440 000 small business closures over the past five years.... Read more 13 February 2012 - Employment increase in January but economy still seriously short on jobs The South African economy created 80 000 jobs in January, representing annualised growth of 5% over the previous month... Read more 10 January 2012 - SA shows great job growth in December 2011 but little desire to work A total of 103 327 new jobs were created in December 2011 – the fastest rate of growth in nine months, according to the Adcorp Employment Index, released today (Tuesday). ... Read more