# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says he is encouraged that the construction sector is starting to play its role to meaningfully provide jobs and opportunities for South Africans. According to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, 130-thousand new jobs were created in the construction sector in the third quarter of 2025. This represents nearly half of the new jobs created in the country. Macpherson says that with the reforms they are implementing with the South African Construction Action Plan, the industry will contribute even more towards job creation.
Minister Macpherson says the construction sector can be a major contributor to jobs in the country