South Africa - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in South Africa was 20.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 20.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.94 in 2007.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2000 13.17
2001 12.62
2002 10.08
2003 10.84
2004 9.83
2005 10.42
2006 10.07
2007 8.94
2008 14.59
2009 15.88
2010 14.73
2011 13.57
2012 15.05
2013 15.31
2014 14.53
2015 14.77
2016 14.93
2017 15.69
2018 15.75
2019 15.22
2020 20.48

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity