South Africa - Vulnerable employment

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 10.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 17.43 in 2005, while its lowest value was 9.32 in 2014.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 15.22
1992 15.33
1993 15.52
1994 15.68
1995 15.77
1996 15.85
1997 15.92
1998 15.97
1999 16.04
2000 16.13
2001 16.15
2002 16.30
2003 16.19
2004 15.30
2005 17.43
2006 16.57
2007 14.64
2008 12.91
2009 12.02
2010 11.82
2011 11.31
2012 10.66
2013 10.38
2014 9.32
2015 9.82
2016 9.70
2017 10.22
2018 10.24
2019 10.59

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 10.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 10.73 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.57 in 1991.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 6.57
1992 6.69
1993 6.81
1994 6.91
1995 7.00
1996 7.03
1997 7.08
1998 7.21
1999 7.32
2000 7.41
2001 7.55
2002 7.81
2003 7.50
2004 7.58
2005 7.52
2006 7.92
2007 7.38
2008 8.23
2009 8.65
2010 9.17
2011 9.27
2012 9.67
2013 8.87
2014 8.45
2015 9.14
2016 9.50
2017 9.69
2018 10.39
2019 10.73

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Africa was 10.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 11.39 in 2005, while its lowest value was 8.83 in 2014.

Definition: Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 9.57
1992 9.72
1993 9.88
1994 10.02
1995 10.15
1996 10.23
1997 10.34
1998 10.49
1999 10.60
2000 10.72
2001 10.85
2002 10.98
2003 10.84
2004 10.60
2005 11.39
2006 11.31
2007 10.29
2008 10.20
2009 10.09
2010 10.30
2011 10.14
2012 10.09
2013 9.53
2014 8.83
2015 9.43
2016 9.59
2017 9.93
2018 10.32
2019 10.67

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity