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Source: Statistics SA. QLFS Trends 2008-2023Q1. Excel spreadsheet.
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Accessed at https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1854&PPN=P0211&SCH=73571
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Jan-Mar 2021
Apr-Jun 2021
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Q4 2021 to Q4 2022
Q1 2022 to Q1 2023
Q4 2021 to Q4 2022
Q1 2022 to Q1 2023
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Q4 2022 to Q1 2023
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Q4 2022 to Q1 2023
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South Africa
Working aged
 39,672 40,248 577 1% 574 571 1%1% 141 141 0.3%0.3% 39,455 39,599 39,745 39,888 40,033 40,177 40,322 40,462 40,604
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Total employed
 14,691 15,544 853 6% 1,390 1,278 10%9% 169 258 1.1%1.6% 14,995 14,942 14,282 14,544 14,914 15,562 15,765 15,934 16,192
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Formal sector (Non-agricultural)
 10,043 10,648 604 6% 1,206 1,007 12%10% 143 209 1.3%1.9% 10,574 10,200 9,628 9,771 10,179 10,599 10,835 10,977 11,186
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Informal sector (Non-agricultural)
 2,632 2,927 295 11% 308 244 12%9%- 15 107 -0.5%3.6% 2,502 2,686 2,695 2,647 2,818 2,965 2,971 2,955 3,062
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Agriculture
838 863 25 3%- 7 43 -1%5%- 12 27 -1.4%3.2% 792 862 829 868 844 874 873 860 888
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Private households
 1,177 1,106 - 71 -6%- 117 - 16 -9%-1% 54 - 85 5.0%-7.5% 1,127 1,194 1,130 1,258 1,072 1,124 1,088 1,142 1,056
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Western Cape
Working aged
 4,828 4,909 81 2% 80 80 2%2% 20 20 0.4%0.4% 4,796 4,818 4,839 4,859 4,879 4,899 4,919 4,939 4,958
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Total employed
 2,263 2,416 153 7% 333 360 15%16% 167 62 6.9%2.4% 2,309 2,256 2,225 2,263 2,298 2,344 2,428 2,596 2,658
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Formal sector (Non-agricultural)
 1,740 1,829 90 5% 219 254 13%15% 107 9 5.8%0.4% 1,815 1,708 1,691 1,744 1,717 1,782 1,856 1,963 1,971
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Informal sector (Non-agricultural)
 221 256 35 16% 48 44 22%17% 20 31 8.2%11.5% 240 217 208 217 252 261 245 265 296
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Agriculture
174 204 30 17% 45 47 25%23% 20 28 9.7%12.6% 136 185 197 178 203 187 203 223 251
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Private households
 129 127 - 2 -1% 21 15 17%12% 20 - 5 16.2%-3.7% 118 146 128 124 125 113 125 145 140
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% in Western Cape
Working aged
12%12%14%14%14%14%14%
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Total employed
15%16%18%24%28%99%24%15%15%16%16%15%15%15%16%16%
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Formal sector (Non-agricultural)
17%17%15%18%25%75%4%17%17%18%18%17%17%17%18%18%
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Informal sector (Non-agricultural)
8%9%12%16%18%-131%29%10%8%8%8%9%9%8%9%10%
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Agriculture
21%24%120%-611%109%-160%103%17%21%24%21%24%21%23%26%28%
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Private households
11%11%3%-18%-93%37%6%10%12%11%10%12%10%11%13%13%
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