Socio Economic - Transnet

6050403020100Figure 10: Change in labour force participation rate (%)Labour force participation rate indicates thelabour force (economically active population) as apercentage of the population in the age group15– 64 yearsAn increase in the participation rate can be theresult of more women entering the labour marketor the outflow of the potential economically activepeople from a municipal area due to harsheconomic conditions, which would ‘artificially’increase the participation rate. A low participationrate in a municipal area can be ascribed to thelarge number of male migrant workers moving outof the municipal area or the proliferation ofperipheral activities in the municipal area. Thelatter does not seem to be the case in theMsukaligwa Municipality.3.3.2 Employment productivityEmployment is always a priority for the Council and it is obvious that development and growthstrategies will have to support job creation.3.3.2.1 Employment per sectorThe table below shows the employment per sector. The structure of employment and the extent of thelink between employment and the level of economic activity are important.Table 7: Employment per sectorAgriculture, forestryand fishingMining andquarryingManufacturingElectricity, gas andwaterConstructionWholesale and retailtrade, catering andaccommodationTransport, storageand communicationFinance, insurance,real estate andbusiness servicesCommunity, socialand personalservicesGeneral governmentTotal1995 14225 2929 2669 244 2478 6074 1543 2131 3504 3318 391141996 14155 2833 2850 224 2301 6183 1558 2213 3483 3425 392251997 14048 2687 2872 207 2149 6300 1516 2290 3633 3512 392151998 13816 2463 2832 205 1890 6571 1396 2316 3810 3535 388331999 13286 2249 2790 200 1563 6999 1316 2301 4008 3508 382212000 12543 2076 2741 188 1397 7143 1234 2309 4215 3461 373062001 10568 1970 2685 199 1349 7355 1224 2397 4134 3468 353502002 9491 1753 2689 185 1367 7894 1225 2512 4237 3542 348952003 8651 1614 2612 189 1225 7851 1355 2582 4319 3694 340922004 8107 1547 2665 211 1316 8351 1491 2641 4466 3858 346542005 7909 1511 2681 262 1572 9255 1667 2553 4651 4073 361342006 7711 1380 2621 320 1842 10025 1761 2700 4823 4289 374712007 6887 1434 2492 429 1906 10887 1863 2810 5141 4517 383652008 5482 1490 2237 543 1823 11537 2051 2858 5433 4794 382472009 4338 1524 1897 641 1731 11900 2033 2665 5602 5051 373842010 4162 1654 1722 644 1644 11707 2058 2536 5414 5203 367432011 3950 1689 1610 654 1701 11931 2133 2518 5293 5494 36971Avg.Change-7.5% -3.7% -3.0% 7.2% -2.9% 4.4% 2.2% 1.1% 2.7% 3.2% 3.8%5 July 2013 Page 17