{"id":2850,"date":"2019-07-12T13:07:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T13:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2019-07-12T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T13:07:51","slug":"formal-sector-most-employees-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/formal-sector-most-employees-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Which formal sectors have the most employees in South Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the biggest industries in terms of monetary value doesn\u2019t always pain the right picture in terms of the employment it generates. In South Africa, where employment opportunities are slim it may be worth spending your time looking at formal sector industries which employ the most. Here they are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2859 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Table-of-jobs-by-industry.png\" alt=\"jobs by industry south africa\" width=\"958\" height=\"1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Table-of-jobs-by-industry.png 958w, https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Table-of-jobs-by-industry-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Table-of-jobs-by-industry-626x1024.png 626w, https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Table-of-jobs-by-industry-768x1257.png 768w, https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Table-of-jobs-by-industry-938x1536.png 938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government sectors provide the most employees in South Africa coming in at 2 710\u00a0966 of the 10\u00a0173\u00a0208 currently in place in South Africa. In a close second and third is the <em>Financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and business services <\/em>sector with 2,3 million employees and the <em>Wholesale, retail and motor trade; hotels and restaurants <\/em>sector with 2,2 million respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2851 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/clockworkapp.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Untitled-design.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Looking at the biggest industries in terms of monetary value doesn\u2019t always pain the right picture in terms of the employment it generates. In South Africa, where employment opportunities are slim it may be worth spending your time looking at formal sector industries which employ the most. 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