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Statistics South Africa says the number of people employed increased from an estimated 8.5 million in March to about 8.6 million in June this year.
Stats SA says this reflected a quarterly increase of about 155-thousand employees during this period and an annual increase of 229-thousand year on year.
According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics released yesterday, gross earnings increased to R409-billion.
Stats SA says average monthly earnings, including bonuses and overtime payments, paid to employees increased by three percent between February and May 2014.
