How many people are employed in South Africa?

Andrew Kerr, Amy Thornton and Peris Wachira

No wp-2026-63, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: One of South Africa's biggest problems is that so many people lack employment. The main labour market survey in South Africa used by economists and policymakers is the Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by Statistics South Africa. Other surveys measuring employment include the General Household Survey, also by Statistics South Africa, and the National Income Dynamics Study, by the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, with funding from the South African Presidency. We compare employment estimates across these three surveys.

Keywords: Employment; Household survey; Household data; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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