Key findings: Report-00-30-02 - Coega Special Economic Zone, 2018

Income

The total income in the Coega Special Economic Zone in 2018 was R9 984 million. The total income had an annualised increase of 22,0% over the income reported in the corresponding survey of 2015 (R5 498 million).

 

Employment

The total number of persons employed (excluding employees employed through labour brokers) in the Coega Special Economic Zone as at end of June 2018 was 4 779. Manufacturing employed the largest number of persons (2 563 or 53,6%).

 

Employment increased by an annualised percentage of 18,7% (or 1 920 jobs) in 2018 as  compared with the 2015 survey. Non-manufacturing gained 1 837 jobs.

 

 

Age ratios

The proportion of youth out of the total number of persons employed in 2018 was 44% in the Coega Special Economic Zone. The type of activity with the highest proportion of employees 34 years and younger was ‘non-manufacturing’ (49%).