Number of people employed in construction in South Africa 2022-2023, by region
In the third quarter of 2023, approximately 347,000 South Africans residing in the Gauteng province were working in the construction industry, marking a year-on-year change of 14,000 people employed. The regions of the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal also revealed high numbers of people employed within the industry, at 253,000 and 241,000, respectively.