Key findings: Report-00-30-02 - Coega Special Economic Zone, 2021

Income

The total income in the Coega Special Economic Zone in 2021 was R14 302 million. The total income had an annualised increase of 9,0% over the income reported in the corresponding survey of 2018 (R11 037 million).

Employment

The number of persons employed (excluding employees employed through labour brokers) in the Coega Special Economic Zone as at the end of June 2021 was 5 890. Manufacturing employed the largest number of persons (3 563 or 60,5%).

 Employment increased by an annualised percentage of 1,0% (or 171 jobs) in 2021 compared with the 2018 survey. Manufacturing gained 1 023 jobs between the two periods.

Age ratios

The proportion of youth out of the total number of persons employed was 37,5% in the Coega Special Economic Zone (a decrease of 9,8 percentage share compared to 2018). The type of activity with the highest proportion of employees 34 years and younger was ‘non-manufacturing’ (42,6%)