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UDM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK force participation rate is a measure the percentage of the working age population that are active participants – either seeking work or employed. Hlabisa LM KZ274 has the highest unemployment rate in the area of 35.3 percent followed by Jozini KZ 272 at 30.2 percent. The lowest unemployment rate is in Mtubatuba KZ 275at 10.44 percent. Umhlabuyalingana KZ271 has the lowest labour force participation rate as only 21.72 percent of the total labour force is active. Mtubatuba KZ275 has a 64.85 labour force participation rate. In comparison to the rest of the local municipalities, Mtubatuba is Table 16: Unemployment Rate and Labour Participation Rate 2010 (Quantec Research (Pty) Ltd, 2012) Rate UDM KZ 271 KZ 272 KZ 273 KZ 274 KZ 275 KZDMA Unemployment rate 26.62 30.22 30.94 19.75 35.30 10.44 20.48 Labour force participation rate 28.24 21.72 23.72 38.48 24.79 64.86 48.85 In South Africa, one cannot ignore the significance of the informal sector which accounted for 20 percent of the countries employment (Quantec Research (Pty) Ltd, 2012). The informal economy can be defined as “Unorganised, unregulated and mostly legal but unregistered economic activities that are individually or family owned and use simple, labour intensive technology” (Barker, 2003) in (Blaauw, 2005). 60000 2010 Employed and Unemployed 50000 Number of People 40000 30000 20000 10000 Formal employment Informal employment Unemployed 0 UDM KZ 271 KZ 272 KZ 273 KZ 274 KZ 275 KZDMA Municipality Figure 12: Employment by number of people for 2010 (Quantec Research (Pty) Ltd, 2012) Socio-Economic Assessment Page 48
UDM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK uMkhanyakude’s informal employment, like South Africa, averages 20 percent of all employed. While this sector contributes to income generation for poor households, it is not enough to bring down the unemployment rate. Figure 10 below shows the 2010 data number of employed persons by sector as well as the number of unemployed person. The number of people who are formally employed dominates those not formally employed or unemployed. There are 56 162 persons formally employed in uMkhanyakude DM and 14 705 persons informally employed. There are 25 706 persons who are unemployed in the district. Figure 13 below shows the employment by sector and level of skill for 2010. The largest number of persons employed in uMkhanyakude DMis highly skilled workers in the formal sector. This is followed by persons employed in the informal sector and closely behind is semi-and unskilled workers. The uMkhanyakude population is largely an unskilled population with low education levels. The fact that largest numbers of person employed are highly skilled implies that future job creation needs to be directed at low skilled labour intensive employment. This will create jobs for the most vulnerable and help reduce the unemployment problem. 120000 Employment by skill level and industry 2010 100000 Number of Persons 80000 60000 40000 20000 Informal employment Formal employment by skill: Semi‐ and unskilled Formal employment by skill: Skilled Formal employment by skill: Highly skilled 0 UDM KZ 271 KZ 272 KZ 273 KZ 274 KZ 275 KZDMA Municipality Figure 13: employment by skill level Socio-Economic Assessment Page 49
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