South Africa - Employment in services
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 84.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 84.77 in 2014, while its lowest value was 73.70 in 1991.
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.70 |
| 1992 | 73.84 |
| 1993 | 74.12 |
| 1994 | 74.40 |
| 1995 | 74.63 |
| 1996 | 75.02 |
| 1997 | 75.36 |
| 1998 | 75.71 |
| 1999 | 76.20 |
| 2000 | 76.73 |
| 2001 | 77.65 |
| 2002 | 78.79 |
| 2003 | 79.44 |
| 2004 | 80.19 |
| 2005 | 81.00 |
| 2006 | 81.82 |
| 2007 | 82.45 |
| 2008 | 82.78 |
| 2009 | 83.29 |
| 2010 | 83.22 |
| 2011 | 83.61 |
| 2012 | 84.16 |
| 2013 | 84.11 |
| 2014 | 84.77 |
| 2015 | 84.04 |
| 2016 | 84.21 |
| 2017 | 84.01 |
| 2018 | 84.51 |
| 2019 | 84.23 |
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 63.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 63.09 in 2019, while its lowest value was 52.62 in 1991.
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.62 |
| 1992 | 52.70 |
| 1993 | 52.88 |
| 1994 | 53.06 |
| 1995 | 53.22 |
| 1996 | 53.47 |
| 1997 | 53.64 |
| 1998 | 53.77 |
| 1999 | 54.04 |
| 2000 | 54.29 |
| 2001 | 54.97 |
| 2002 | 56.04 |
| 2003 | 56.43 |
| 2004 | 56.94 |
| 2005 | 57.60 |
| 2006 | 58.21 |
| 2007 | 58.53 |
| 2008 | 58.39 |
| 2009 | 59.56 |
| 2010 | 61.58 |
| 2011 | 62.00 |
| 2012 | 62.43 |
| 2013 | 61.81 |
| 2014 | 62.09 |
| 2015 | 60.24 |
| 2016 | 61.09 |
| 2017 | 61.54 |
| 2018 | 61.67 |
| 2019 | 63.09 |
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 72.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 72.41 in 2019, while its lowest value was 59.94 in 1991.
Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.94 |
| 1992 | 60.12 |
| 1993 | 60.36 |
| 1994 | 60.64 |
| 1995 | 60.93 |
| 1996 | 61.30 |
| 1997 | 61.64 |
| 1998 | 61.97 |
| 1999 | 62.39 |
| 2000 | 62.82 |
| 2001 | 63.69 |
| 2002 | 64.52 |
| 2003 | 65.26 |
| 2004 | 66.01 |
| 2005 | 66.73 |
| 2006 | 67.46 |
| 2007 | 68.10 |
| 2008 | 68.66 |
| 2009 | 69.70 |
| 2010 | 70.75 |
| 2011 | 71.24 |
| 2012 | 71.73 |
| 2013 | 71.51 |
| 2014 | 71.94 |
| 2015 | 70.57 |
| 2016 | 71.10 |
| 2017 | 71.38 |
| 2018 | 71.71 |
| 2019 | 72.41 |
Classification
Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators
Sub-Topic: Economic activity
