Thursday, April 5, 2007

S.Africa's Q4'06 non-farm employment, earnings rise

(Reuters) - South Africa's formal sector created 107,000 non-farming jobs in the fourth quarter of 2006, official data showed on Thursday, pointing to faster economic growth filtering through to the job market.

Economic growth in Africa's biggest economy has accelerated over the past few years but it has so far had only a marginal impact on an official jobless rate of 25.5 percent.


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