Question NW1410 to the Minister of Employment and Labour
06 May 2022 - NW1410
Mkhonto, Ms C N to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
Whether the jobs that were created according to the report of the Compensation Fund are recorded with Statistics South Africa; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how is this report reconciled with a report of Statistics South Africa of an increase in the unemployment rate?
Reply:
Employers register their employees with the Department of Employment and Labour through declarations to the Unemployment Insurance Fund. This information is shared with the Statistics SA as one of the data sources used by Statistics SA. More information on how StatisticsSA collate their data can be obtained directly from them.