TABLE — South Africa's formal sector employment down 0.1% q/q in Q2

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 29 (Reuters) — South Africa's formal sector employment, excluding agriculture, fell 0.1% quarter on quarter to 10.425 million people in the second quarter of 2026, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday. % change % change Q2'26 Q1'26 q/q y/y Number of employees (mln) 10.425 10.439 -0.1 -0.9 Gross earnings (R'bln) 1,025.061 1,029.907 -0.5 3.5 (Reporting by Sfundo Parakozov; Editing by Alexander Winning) ((Nilutpal.Timsina@tr.com)