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  • The labour absorption rate is the proportion of the working-age population aged 15 to 64 years that is employed. It is also known as the employment-to-population ratio.

    DS0107 Economy & Business employmentlabour absorption ratepopulationworkforce
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2008 to 2026 Source: Statistics South Africa

    Last updated: 28 September 2026

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  • The number of people employed in South Africa in specific industries. The employment numbers in this dataset combine both part-time and full-time employees. The data is sourced from Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) in selected industries: The Quarterly Employment Statistics are the findings of an enterprise survey conducted by Stats SA based on samples drawn from private non-agricultural businesses (factories, firms, offices and stores), as well as from national, provincial and local government entities to measure employment figures

    DS0334 Economy & Business employmentsouth africastatistics south africaworkforce
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2018 to 2026-06 Source: Statistics South Africa

    Last updated: 7 October 2026

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  • Annual direct employment figures for the diamond mining sector in South Africa. Based on data compiled in the Minerals Council South Africa Facts and Figures pocketbooks from Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources records.

    DS0385 Economy & Business diamond miningemploymentmining
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2011 to 2025 Source: Minerals Council South Africa

    Last updated: 23 July 2026

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  • The unemployment rate in each of South Africa's nine provinces as published in Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Labour Force Survey

    DS0078 Economy & Business employmentlabour forceprovincial breakdownsouth africaunemployment
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2008 to 2026 Source: Statistics South Africa

    Last updated: 11 August 2026

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  • The percentage of South Africa's working-age population that did not have work and were considered unemployed each quarter since 2008.

    DS0129 Economy & Business employmentjobslabour marketquarterly labour force surveyunemployment
    Geography: South Africa Period: 2008 to 2026 Source: Statistics South Africa

    Last updated: 11 August 2026

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