There are 1.8 million people employed by government (local, provincial and national). A further 223,000 work for a government controlled enterprise (e.g. Eskom, Telkom). (LFS 2010 Q1)
This week’s theme: Workers in SA
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Any idea what percentage of the working populatioon this is, and how it compares to other countries?
Gary – public sector employment in South Africa accounts for 16% of the working population (according to LFS 2010 Q1).
For an international comparison of public sector employment, here is an example of a website for employment indicators:
http://laborsta.ilo.org/