Growing demand<\/strong><\/p>\n On the flip side, a few sectors have seen job demand decline quite significantly over the course of 2016, most notably the telecommunications sector and the motoring sector, which both saw demand decline every month.<\/p>\n A recent report<\/a> by Trade union Solidarity, showed that Telkom is the leading company in the country when it comes to retrenchments over the past year.<\/p>\n The building and constructions industry’s woes are well documented in SA, while the motoring sector has hit a slump, despite a commitment by Ford Motor Company<\/a> to plow R2.5 billion to expand operations in South Africa, creating 1,200 new jobs.<\/p>\n The building and construction industry saw a big dip after January, Carreer Junction noted.<\/p>\n Weakening demand<\/strong><\/p>\n Stable demand<\/strong><\/p>\n South Africa’s labour crisis has hit a new high, following data from Stats SA which showed that the country’s unemployment rate spiked to 26.7% in the first quarter of 2016.<\/p>\n In the quarter, 355,000 South Africans lost their jobs, while more than 500,000 workers entered the market with no job to go to.<\/p>\n Despite this, the CJI data showed that, year-on-year, job prospects for skilled South Africans were slightly better than the same time in 2015.<\/p>\n Massive jump in South African unemployment rate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"CJI](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CJI-growing.png\")
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