TOTAL

Male

Female

Total

WORK STATUS (AGED 15+)

Employed

507,117

399,046

906,163

Unemployed, looking for work

105,329

114,762

220,091

       Economically Active Total

612,446

513,808

1,126,254

Not working - not looking for work

12,962

21,586

34,548

Not working - housewife/home-maker 

1,879

157,060

158,939

Not working - scholar/full-time student

106,330

114,606

220,936

Not working - pensioner/retired person

66,186

87,640

153,826

Not working - disabled person

18,913

11,492

30,405

Not working - not wishing to work

3,872

5,897

9,769

Not working - none of the above

24,406

26,895

51,301

       Economically Inactive Total

234,548

425,176

659,724

Unspecified 

1,318

1,249

2,567

Total

848,312

940,233

1,788,545

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Legislators, senior officials and managers

39,974

17,764

57,738

Professionals

45,093

52,039

97,132

Technicians and associate professionals

41,233

39,393

80,626

Clerks

30,272

73,408

103,680

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

49,215

37,202

86,417

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

10,950

1,589

12,539

Craft and related trades workers

99,182

16,215

115,397

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

46,381

28,464

74,845

Elementary occupations

88,196

98,413

186,609

Total

450,496

364,487

814,983

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

< R1000

152,753

201,744

354,497

R1001 - R2500

211,901

169,096

380,997

R2501 - R4500

93,942

76,774

170,716

R4501 - R8000

63,757

31,208

94,965

R8001 +

41,601

8,683

50,284

Unspecified

126,187

143,355

269,542

Total

690,141

630,860

1,321,001