The formal sector last year added 109,300 jobs to take the number of salaried workers past the levels seen before Covid-19, pointing to the continued recovery of sectors such as hospitality and transport.
Official data shows cumulative formal sector jobs grew 3.8 percent to hit 3.02 million, surpassing the 2.93 million jobs the economy sustained in 2019 before Covid-19 disruptions shed 185,800 jobs in 2020.
