Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2013, Third Quarter

South Africa, 2013

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ZAF_2013_QLFS-Q3_v02_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Informal employment (Infempl)

Data file: qlfs_2013_03_rwt2013_F1

Overview

Valid: 87057

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 250

End: 250

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 8

Format: Numeric

Weighted variable: V465

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	Not applicable	65044	74.7%
1	Formal employment	14496	16.7%
2	Informal employment	6638	7.6%
8	Other	879	1%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

Informal employment: This indicator is intended to identify persons who are in precarious employment situations. It includes all persons in the informal sector. Employees in the formal sector and persons employed in private households who are NOT entitled to basic benefits such as pensions or medical aid and who do not have a written contract of employment.

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