In South Africa, claims concerning the expansion of the government workforce are frequent. The civil service has been criticism in recent years for being overstaffed, unsustainable, and a drain on the public coffers.
How much has the civil service expanded, and how have these numbers changed over time in relation to the public wage bill?
South Africa has how many civil servants?
Statistics Quarterly employment statistics are produced by South Africa, the nation’s data agency, and they track both private and public sector employment.
According to the figures, there were 2,108,125 civil servants in South Africa at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, up 327,572 from the fourth quarter of 2009.
Extra-budgetary institutions, according to Stats South Africa, play a significant role in providing national government services even though they do not function through regular legislative budgetary processes. Examples include the Road Accident Fund, the Unemployment Insurance Fund, and the South African Revenue Service.
In South Africa, there were 15561.86 employed people in the second quarter of 2022, up from 14914.21 in the first.
How much does South Africa spend on wages?
Additionally, Stats SA gathers information on the gross salaries of civil sector workers. R85 billion in wages were distributed to 1.8 million workers in the final three months of 2009. Ten years later, 2.1 million workers received R196 billion in wages during the fourth quarter of 2019.
The South African labor market favors men over women.
The foundation of decent employment is equal opportunity and equitable treatment in the labor market. Unfortunately, there are also further barriers that prevent women from gaining employment in South Africa and throughout the world. Once they are employed, appointments to roles with authority and jobs with specific industries or qualities remain elusive.
