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South Africa Employment Rate

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Key data points


Last release
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Observation period
Q1 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
46.17 % on Dec 31, 2008
Lowest
35.93 % on Sep 30, 2021

About South Africa Employment Rate


Category
Labor
Source
Statistics South Africa
Frequency
Quarterly
Units
%
In South Africa, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.

South Africa in figures — see more economic indicators tied to ZAEMR.
Employed Persons
ZAEMP
Employment Rate
ZAEMR
Labour Costs
ZALC
Labor Force Participation Rate
ZALFPR
Living Wage Family
ZALWF
Living Wage Individual
ZALWI
Minimum Wages
ZAMW
Population
ZAPOP
Retirement Age Men
ZARAM
Retirement Age Women
ZARAW
Unemployed Persons
ZAUP
Unemployment Rate
ZAUR
Wages
ZAWAG
Wages High Skilled
ZAWHS
Wages Low Skilled
ZAWLS
Wages In Manufacturing
ZAWM
Youth Unemployment Rate
ZAYUR