# The total number of people employed in South Africa decreased by 91-thousand from December 2023 to December last year. According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics published by Statistics SA, full-time employment decreased by 26-thousand and part-time employment was down by 65-thousand. Director of Quarterly Employment Statistics at Statistics SA, Matlapane Masupye, says the news was a bit better for the fourth quarter of last year:
SA’s total employment decreased by 91 000 in 2024 [SOUND]
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