Ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kukhuphuka ngabantu abayi-117.000 kuze kube uMashi kanti imisebenzi eyi-139.700 ibhujisiwe, ukwehla okukhulu kakhulu kusukela ngo-2020.

Ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kukhuphuke ngabantu abayi-117.000 phakathi kukaJanuwari noMashi, okuyi-4,1% ngaphezu kwekota edlule, kanti ukuqashwa kwehle ngemisebenzi eyi-139.700 (-0,6%), babhalisa kuzo zombili izimo amarekhodi abo amabi kakhulu ngekota yokuqala kusukela ngo-2020., ngokufika kweCovid, iNational Institute of Statistics (INE) ibike ngoLwesihlanu.

Ekupheleni kuka-March, Isibalo sabantu abangasebenzi simi kubantu abayizi-2.977.900, okuyisibalo esiphezulu kakhulu kusukela ngekota yokuqala ka-2023, kanti isibalo sabasebenzi abaqashiwe sifinyelele kubasebenzi abangama-21.250.000., kulesi simo inani eliphansi kakhulu labantu abaqashiwe kusukela ngekota yokuqala ka-2023.

Nokho, ekuhloleni okwathunyelwa kwabezindaba, uMnyango Wezomnotho, Wezohwebo Nezamabhizinisi ugcizelele ukuthi idatha ye-EPA yekota yokuqala ihlanganisa ivolumu yabantu abaqashiwe kubantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-21.

Ukwenyuka kokuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwikota yokuqala yalo nyaka kuphezulu kakhulu kwikota yokuqala kusukela ngo-2020, lapho ukuqubuka kweCovid kwaholela ekwenyukeni kokuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwabantu abayi-121.000. Ngekota yokuqala yonyaka odlule, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kukhuphuke ngabantu abayizi-103.800, ngaphansi kwalokho okwenzeka ngo-2024.

Izinga lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi likhuphuke cishe ngesigamu sephoyinti kwikota yokuqala, lafika ku-12,29%, inani lalo eliphakeme kakhulu kusukela ngekota yokuqala ka-2023. UMnyango Wezomnotho ugcizelele ukuthi ikota yokuqala yonyaka ibonakala "ngenkathi engafanele" futhi ukuthi, uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, izinga lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi liphansi ngephuzu elilodwa.

Ngokwengxenye yalo, izinga lomsebenzi lehle izingxenye ezimbili eshumini, kuya ku-58,63%, ngemuva kokuba inani labantu abasebenzayo lehle ngabantu abangu-22.700 phakathi kukaJanuwari noMashi (-0,09%).

Ngonyaka odlule, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwehliswe ngabantu abayizi-208.500 (-6,5%) kwadaleka amathuba emisebenzi angu-615.800 (+3%), kuyilapho umthamo wempahla ukhule ngabantu abangu-407.300 (+1,7%).

Ngokusho kwe-INE, isibalo sabasebenzi sehle ngekota yokuqala ngabantu abangu-69.800 (-0,4%), kanti lonke lolu shintsho lugxile ekuqashweni okwesikhashana (-173.500), njengoba abasebenzi abanezinkontileka ezihlala njalo banyuke phakathi kukaJanuwari noMashi ngo-103.700 (+ 0,69%), ukwedlula izigidi eziyi-15,2.

Ngale ndlela, izinga lokuqashwa kwesikhashana lehle laya ku-15,7%, okuphawula irekhodi layo elihle kakhulu ochungechungeni lomlando, njengoba kugqanyiswe i-Economía.