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Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1981 to 2015 of South Africa. No data until 1980. Number of actual observations by date: 26.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Categories, topics:

Social Protection & Labor

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
49.762
Minimum:
34.7
jan 1, 1981
Maximum:
61.3
jan 1, 2001
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1981
34.7
+34.7
0.0%
jan 1, 1986
37.2
+2.5
7.2%
jan 1, 1990
36.0
-1.2
-3.23%
jan 1, 1991
36.0
0.0
0.0%
jan 1, 1992
37.5
+1.5
4.17%
jan 1, 1995
47.7
+10.2
27.2%
jan 1, 1996
45.5
-2.2
-4.61%
jan 1, 1997
44.0
-1.5
-3.3%
jan 1, 1998
42.6
-1.4
-3.18%
jan 1, 1999
45.9
+3.3
7.75%
jan 1, 2000
49.9
+4.0
8.71%
jan 1, 2001
61.3
+11.4
22.85%
jan 1, 2002
59.1
-2.2
-3.59%
jan 1, 2003
58.8
-0.3
-0.51%
jan 1, 2004
57.0
-1.8
-3.06%
jan 1, 2005
55.2
-1.8
-3.16%
jan 1, 2006
57.0
+1.8
3.26%
jan 1, 2007
58.0
+1.0
1.75%
jan 1, 2008
57.2
-0.8
-1.38%
jan 1, 2009
55.8
-1.4
-2.45%
jan 1, 2010
54.0
-1.8
-3.23%
jan 1, 2011
52.3
-1.7
-3.15%
jan 1, 2012
52.2
-0.1
-0.19%
jan 1, 2013
52.5
+0.3
0.57%
jan 1, 2014
53.1
+0.6
1.14%
jan 1, 2015
53.3
+0.2
0.38%

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