The informal sector accounts for over 20% of employment, at 2.45m workers (Labour Force Survey 2004)

This week’s theme: Employment in South Africa

Related facts:

• Low income in the formal and informal sector 70% of those employed in the informal sector earn R1,000 or...
• Self-employment There are almost 1.9 million self-employed people in South Africa. 68%...
• One in six The informal sector accounts for 17% of employment, at 2.14 million...
• It's formal In 2007, formal sector employment accounted for 66.4% of total employment...
• One brick at a time In the formal employment sector, the construction sector has had the...