Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) KwaZulu ... - Business Trust
Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) KwaZulu ... - Business Trust
Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) KwaZulu ... - Business Trust
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Nodal Economic Profiling Project<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> & dplg, 2007<strong>INK</strong>Within Durban’s manufacturing sector, textiles is the largest employer,followed by chemicals, paper & furniture, automotives, <strong>and</strong> food / beverage40%Distribution of Manufacturing Employment in the GDMA by Sector: 2003 135%32.6%% of Manufacturing Jobs30%25%20%15%10%14.1%13.0% 12.9%12.2%The automotive sector has acomparatively small number of large(50+ employees) firms, but theaddition of just one firm can create alarge number of jobs5%0%TextilesChemicalProductsPaper &FurnitureVehicles &AutoComponentsFoodProcessing &Beverages5.4%Electrical &ElectronicMachinery3.4% 3.1% 2.6%MetalProductsMineralProductsLeather &Footwear0.7%Iron & Steel# of Firms 1 152 123 85 41 61 31 49 24 26 8Avg. Jobs / Firm 1 350 187 249 513 326 285 114 207 162 138Note: 1 Among firms with at least 50 employeesSource: Devey, Valodia & Velia, Constraints to Growth <strong>and</strong> Employment: Evidence from the Greater Durban Metropolitan Area, 2005UUP-WRD-<strong>INK</strong> Profile-301106-IS44