Report shows pre-recession employment bubble

According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), this figure represents a rise of 3.2 percent or 9,800 people from the September 2007 research. The private sector continued its dominance as the main employer accounting for 56.6 percent of total jobs countrywide as at September 2008.

However, public and private players will have to wait a little longer for an accurate and up-to-date assessment of the recession's impact on employment in Botswana. The CSO says formal sector employment figures for the quarter ending December 2008 have not (yet) been compiled.