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Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa

By on May 01, 2011

This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in South Africa.

The statistics are based on analysis of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) conducted in the second quarter of 2010 by Statistics South Africa.

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Budlender, Debbie. Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3, , . WIEGO, 2011. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Budlender_WIEGO_SB3.pdfBudlender, D. (2011). Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Budlender_WIEGO_SB3.pdfBudlender, Debbie. "Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3, WIEGO, 2011, .Budlender Debbie. "Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa." WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3 (2011). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Budlender_WIEGO_SB3.pdfBudlender, D 2011, 'Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa', WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Budlender_WIEGO_SB3.pdfDebbie Budlender, 'Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa' (2011) WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3 Budlender D. Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3. 2011. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Budlender_WIEGO_SB3.pdfBudlender, Debbie. Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa. WIEGO Statistical Brief No. 3. 2011. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Budlender_WIEGO_SB3.pdf

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