Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa increased to 57.50 percent in the second quarter of 2021 from 56.40 percent in the first quarter of 2021. source: Statistics South Africa

Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa averaged 57.14 percent from 2001 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 60.80 percent in the first quarter of 2001 and a record low of 47.30 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on November of 2021.

Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa is expected to be 58.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 59.30 percent in 2022 and 59.50 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 34.40 32.60 percent Jun/21
Unemployed Persons 7800.00 7200.00 Thousand Jun/21
Employed Persons 14941.57 14995.34 Jun/21
Labor Force Participation Rate 57.50 56.40 percent Jun/21
Wages 23526.00 23122.00 ZAR/Month Jun/21
Wages in Manufacturing 20136.00 19552.00 ZAR/Month Jun/21
Population 59.30 58.80 Million Dec/20
Youth Unemployment Rate 64.40 63.30 percent Jun/21
Employment Rate 37.70 38.01 percent Jun/21
South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.