South Africa Labor force

Labor force: 17.79 million economically active (2008 est.)

Year	Labor force	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	17,000,000	28
2004	16,350,000	30	-3.82 %	2003
2005	16,630,000	30	1.71 %	2004 est.
2006	15,230,000	32	-8.42 %	2005 est.
2007	16,090,000	31	5.65 %	2006 est.
2008	20,490,000	28	27.35 %	2007 est.
2009	17,790,000	32	-13.18 %	2008 est.

Definition: This entry contains the total labor force figure.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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