Underemployment in South Africa

Rochelle Beukes (), Tina Fransman (), Simba Murozvi () and Derek Yu
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Rochelle Beukes: Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape
Tina Fransman: Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape
Simba Murozvi: Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape

No 06/2016, Working Papers from Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

Abstract: With the introduction of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) since 2008, a newly derived variable, namely underemployed, has become available. This variable is derived according to the “time-related” approach (i.e. those who are employed, but would like to work longer hours and are available to work longer hours in the near future). However, underemployment could also be derived according to the “inadequate employment situations” approach (e.g. under-utilisation of skills, over-qualification). There are virtually no in-depth local studies that examine underemployment in South Africa. Hence, this paper investigates the extent of underemployment according to two definitions, before examining whether the characteristics of the underemployed are significantly different from those of the other employed.

Keywords: underemployment; underemployed; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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