Labor Market Statistics in South Africa

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All Labor Market datasets for South Africa (254)

Dataset
Labor Statistics (LS)
IMF
+2.3%
Annual employment and population (for 'Developer API')
OECD
+1.1%
Annual employment by economic activity, domestic concept
OECD
+0.3%
Annual population and employment, national concept
OECD
+0.5%
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity
OECD
−4.2%
Quarterly employment by economic activity, domestic concept
OECD
+0.5%
Quarterly population and employment, national concept
OECD
+0.5%
Employed population by economic activity
OECD
+0.3%
Employed population by age groups
OECD
−0.1%
Employment rate
OECD
−0.9%
Labour force population
OECD
−0.3%
Labour force participation rate
OECD
−0.7%
Population outside the labour force
OECD
+3.4%
Unemployed population
OECD
−0.4%
Working-age population
OECD
+0.5%
Employment and population - international data cooperation annual data
Eurostat
+1.8%
Employment and population - international data cooperation quarterly data
Eurostat
+0.8%
Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the overall median, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
–
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
–
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level
OECD
–
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
–
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of 25-34 year-olds, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
–
Duration of unemployment distribution among unemployed adults, by educational attainment, age group and gender
OECD
–
Share of unemployed adults among all adults, by educational attainment level, age group and gender
OECD
−23%
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job
OECD
−1.4%
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked
OECD
+0.9%
Incidence of employment by usual weekly hours worked
OECD
+11%
Long usual weekly working hours
OECD
+8.3%
Usual hours worked by weekly hour bands
OECD
0%
Full-time and part-time employment
OECD
−23.6%
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition
OECD
+20%
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition
OECD
−23.6%
Gender share of part-time employment
OECD
−23.6%
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition
OECD
−1.4%
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national definitions
OECD
−4.6%
Strictness of employment protection
OECD
0%
Population and Employment: Employment Indicators: Rural
FAO
−72.6%
Unemployment by duration
OECD
−33.3%
Incidence of unemployment by duration
OECD
−33.3%
Involuntary part time employment
OECD
−3.8%
Incidence of involuntary part time employment
OECD
+1.5%
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels
OECD
+12.9%
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - composition
OECD
+25%
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - indicators
OECD
+16.7%
Public employment and representation - Government at a glance indicators, 2023 edition
OECD
+7.2%
Main indicators, government at a glance indicators, yearly updates
OECD
+13.7%
Labor Statistics (LS) 2026 April
IMF
+2.3%
Labor Statistics (LS) 2026 February
IMF
+2.3%
Labor Statistics (LS) 2026 January
IMF
+2.3%
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Global Economic Monitor
+0.6%
Women, Business and the Law: Assets Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Entrepreneurship Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Mobility Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Marriage Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Pension Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Parenthood Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Pay Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Workplace Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
Gender Statistics
−3.7%
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Gender Statistics
+0.1%
Labor force, female
Gender Statistics
+1.6%
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate)
Gender Statistics
−0.6%
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
Gender Statistics
+1%
Received wages (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−32.1%
Received wages, women (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−34.2%
Received private sector wages (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−29.3%
Received private sector wages, women (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−36.7%
Received private sector wages, men (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−21.3%
Received private sector wages: in cash only (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−22.8%
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by educational attainment
OECD
–
Physicians
OECD
+1.3%
Physicians by categories
OECD
+150%
Healthcare human resources
OECD
+150%
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
World Development Indicators
0%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.4%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−4.2%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−2.4%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.9%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−4.1%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.9%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.8%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.9%
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−4.8%
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+3.2%
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−7.3%
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−3.7%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.7%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.2%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.9%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.7%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.6%
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+2.7%
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−7.2%
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−3.1%
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.8%
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.8%
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−9.3%
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−10.1%
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−7.5%
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−2.1%
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.1%
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.4%
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.4%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.4%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.3%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.4%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.9%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.2%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.3%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.2%
Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education)
World Development Indicators
+1.4%
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)
World Development Indicators
+1.6%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.5%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.5%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+0.5%
Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
World Development Indicators
−2.3%
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
World Development Indicators
+1.8%
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
World Development Indicators
−0.3%
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Labor force, total
World Development Indicators
+1.5%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.3%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+2.5%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.4%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.5%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+2%
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−2.1%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−2.4%
Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education)
World Development Indicators
−0.4%
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+1.8%
Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+0.9%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
World Development Indicators
+0.3%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
World Development Indicators
+3.6%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
World Development Indicators
+1.9%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.4%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+2.6%
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.4%
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+4.1%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.6%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+3.3%
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+4.8%
Population and Employment: Employment Indicators: Agriculture and agrifood systems
FAO
+6.5%
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Jobs
−0.2%
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Jobs
+5.1%
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Jobs
+2.7%
Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 15 to 29 years with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 30 to 44 years with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of female persons with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of male persons with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in rural areas with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in urban areas with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 15 to 29 years with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 30 to 44 years with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with any degree of cognitive difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of female persons with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with any degree of hearing difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of male persons with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with any degree of mobility difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in rural areas with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with any degree of seeing difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in urban areas with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 15 to 29 years with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 30 to 44 years with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of female persons with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of male persons with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in rural areas with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in urban areas with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 15 to 29 years with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 30 to 44 years with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of female persons with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of male persons with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in rural areas with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in urban areas with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 15 to 29 years with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons aged 30 to 44 years with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of female persons with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of male persons with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in rural areas with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Employment to population ratio (% of persons living in urban areas with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
–
Youth idle rate (% of persons with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of female persons with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of male persons with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in rural areas with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in urban areas with disability i.e. at least a lot of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of cognitive difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of communication difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of female persons with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of hearing difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of male persons with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of mobility difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in rural areas with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of seeing difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with any degree of selfcare difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in urban areas with any degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of female persons with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of male persons with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in rural areas with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in urban areas with no functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of female persons with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of male persons with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in rural areas with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in urban areas with none or some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of female persons with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of male persons with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in rural areas with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Youth idle rate (% of persons living in urban areas with some degree of functional difficulty)
Disability Data Hub (DDH)
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation
OECD
+18.8%
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy
OECD
−9.4%
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 35 - Employment by occupation
OECD
–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 31 - Informal economies and informal employment
OECD
–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 07 - Labour force characteristics
OECD
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Workers living with less than the national poverty line by worker formality
OECD
−1.2%
Workers living with less than the international poverty line by worker formality, gender and status in employment
OECD
−24.8%
Workers covered by health insurance by worker formality
OECD
+1%
Households with at least one member benefiting from a pension by household informality
OECD
+47.4%
Health expenditure as share of household expenditure by household informality
OECD
−22.2%
Hourly earnings ratio of formal to informal employees
OECD
−4.2%
Dependents by household informality and age group
OECD
−3.3%
Workers by formality status gender and hours worked
OECD
+5.2%
Informal workers by gender and age group
OECD
+25%
Informal workers by gender and level of education
OECD
−26.5%
Informal workers by gender and location
OECD
−1.4%
Informal workers by gender and status in employment
OECD
+73.2%
Workers contributing to pension by worker formality and gender
OECD
+1.3%
Population living with less than the international poverty line by household formality and gender
OECD
−25.7%
Informal workers by gender and household informality
OECD
+7.1%
Population by urbanisation level and household informality
OECD
+0.8%
Population by households informality and welfare quintile
OECD
−8%

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