Port St Johns LM IDP May02.pdf - Provincial Spatial Development plan

35It is estimated by the Central Statistical services that approximately 10106 (54,5 %) people areunemployed and only 1838 (14,6 %) people are formally employed in the Port St. John‟sMunicipal area. These figures reflect the 1996 scenario.Table 11: Employment by GenderFORMALINFORMALMALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 2000 1990 20001312 778 1384 1606 378 420 73 195Employment in the formal sector has always been dominated by females (1990 – 2000)More males than female are involved in the informal sector whereas there are more femalesemployed in the formal sector.Table 12: Unemployed Workforces by GenderMALEFEMALE1990 2000 1990 20002878 4752 3071 5354Due to the high number of females in the Municipal area more females are unemployed thanmalesTable 13: Employment Per Economic Sector % (1999)ECONOMIC SECTOR PEOPLE EMPLOYED (%)Agriculture 5,1Mining 0Manufacturing 9,8Electrification 0Construction 3,2Trade 16,6Transport 5,0Finance 0,9Community Service 46,5Household 12,7Source: PIMSS IDEATable 14 indicates that the Community service and Trade sectors (± 46% and 16% respectively)are the main employers in the Port St. John‟s region.Port St. John‟s Integrated Development PlanChapter 2: Analysis