The labor market in South Africa, 2000–2017

Jacqueline Mosomi and Martin Wittenberg
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Jacqueline Mosomi: Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU, UCT), South Africa

IZA World of Labor, 2020, No 475, 475

Abstract: The South African economy was on a positive growth trajectory from 2003 to 2008 but, like other economies around the world, it was not spared from the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis. The economy has not recovered and employment in South Africa has not yet returned to its pre-crisis levels. Overall inequality has not declined, and median wages seem to have stagnated in the post-apartheid period. Labor force participation has been stable and although progress has been made, gender imbalances persist.

Keywords: employment; real wages; inequality; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J16 J31 J7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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