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Jobs in mining, construction and transport have increased, but not as fast as the working-age population.</span></span></span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236213\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/EmploymentGraph2008-2017.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" /> Changes in employment by sector 2008 to 2017. Data from Stats SA’s QLFS, averaged per year to smooth out quarterly changes in employment. (Y-axis unit is 1000s.)</p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">In three sectors – utilities, communities and social services – jobs have grown faster than the growth in the working-age population. Many of these jobs are in government. Given how poorly government has been performing in so many areas, it’s an interesting question how much these new jobs are benefiting the country.</span></span></span>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"><colgroup> <col width=\"233\" /> <col width=\"191\" /> <col width=\"191\" /> <col width=\"69\" /> </colgroup>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th width=\"233\">\r\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Sector</b></span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</th>\r\n<th width=\"191\">\r\n<p align=\"RIGHT\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Jan-March 2008 (1000s)</b></span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</th>\r\n<th width=\"191\">\r\n<p align=\"RIGHT\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Jan-March 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Changes in employment by sector 2008 to 2017. Data from Stats SA’s QLFS, averaged per year to smooth out quarterly changes in employment. (Y-axis unit is 1000s.)