DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Job market continues to reflect a decline in hiring

JOHANNESBURG - Pnet's job market trends continue to reflect a decline in hiring activity nationwide.

Month-on-month, hiring fell 5 percent from August to September.

On a year-on-year basis, hiring activity has decreased by 6 percent.

Despite these overall declines, there was a notable increase in hiring within the architecture and engineering sectors in September.

Additionally, the medical and healthcare industries have experienced a gradual rise in hiring over the past three months.

We unpack this report with Pnet's head of data insights and customer success, Paul Byrne.

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