Ipelegeng boosts formal employment figures-CSO

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

The Ipelegeng programme, which was recently adopted on a permanent basis, has since its inception boosted formal employment in the country as the government tries to alleviate poverty.

According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) employment figures, between September 2008 and March 2009 overall employment went up by 21.8 percent (68,842 persons), from 315,791 persons in September 2008 to 384,633 persons in March 2009.

"The rise in the figures were buoyed by the local government sector which went up by 233.5 percent (66,488 persons) during this period.

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Ipelegeng boosts formal employment figures-CSO

The Ipelegeng programme, which was recently adopted on a permanent basis, has since its inception boosted formal employment in the country as the government tries to alleviate poverty.

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