5 UNEMPLOYED

5.1 BY DEFINITION OF UNEMPLOYMENT, POPULATION GROUP AND GENDER

(1000)

UNEMPLOYED

TOTAL

AFRICAN

COLOURED

INDIAN/ASIAN

WHITE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

OFFICIAL DEFINITION NUMBER

3 158

1 480

1 677

2 751

1 274

1 477

232

111

121

72

41

32

99

52

47

RATE

23.3

19.8

27.8

29.2

24.5

35.0

15.2

13.4

17.5

15.6

14.5

17.2

4.7

4.4

5.1

EXPANDED DEFINITION NUMBER

5 882

2 573

3 307

5 235

2 270

2 963

397

172

225

99

52

48

146

76

70

RATE

36.2

30.0

43.2

44.0

36.7

51.9

23.6

19.3

28.4

20.2

17.8

23.8

6.8

6.3

7.3

DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS
TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

5 UNEMPLOYED

5.2 UNEMPLOYED IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS BY AGE, POPULATION GROUP AND GENDER

5.2.1 USING THE OFFICIAL DEFINITION

(1000)

AGE GROUP

TOTAL

AFRICAN

COLOURED

INDIAN/ASIAN

WHITE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

RSA

TOTAL

3 158

1 480

1 677

2 751

1 274

1 477

232

111

121

72

41

32

99

52

47

15-19

160

78

81

110

53

57

31

14

17

12

7*

5*

7*

4*

2*

20-24

800

370

430

688

313

375

66

29

37

24

15

10*

21

12

8*

25-29

770

354

415

692

322

370

47

21

26

13

6*

7*

18

5*

12

30-34

525

237

288

477

211

266

29

16

14

7*

3*

3*

12

6*

5*

35-39

372

164

207

332

145

187

24

11

13

4*

3*

1*

12

6*

6*

40-44

255

118

137

221

99

121

19

12

7*

3*

1*

2*

11

5*

6*

45-49

135

68

68

110

54

56

10*

6*

4*

6*

2*

4*

10*

6*

4*

50-54

86

53

33

72

43

29

5*

3*

2*

3*

2*

1*

6*

4*

2*

55-59

41

27

14

37

25

12

0*

0*

-

1*

1*

-

3*

1*

1*

60-64

14

9*

5*

12

8*

4*

0*

0*

-

1*

1*

-

1*

-

1*

65

1*

1*

-

0*

0*

-

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

URBAN

TOTAL

2 015

949

1 065

1 641

758

883

209

102

107

69

39

30

93

47

46

15-19

94

48

46

49

25

24

27

12

15

11

7*

4*

7*

4*

2*

20-24

503

237

266

399

183

215

58

25

33

24

15

10*

20

12

8*

25-29

504

234

269

433

204

228

43

19

23

11

6*

6*

18

5*

12

30-34

339

149

190

298

128

170

27

15

12

7*

3*

3*

8*

3*

5*

35-39

244

109

135

207

92

116

23

10*

13

3*

2*

1*

11

5*

6*

40-44

164

78

85

131

60

71

18

12

6*

3*

1*

2*

11

5*

6*

45-49

82

41

41

59

28

30

9*

5*

4*

6*

2*

4*

9*

6*

3*

50-54

50

31

19

37

22

16

4*

3*

1*

3*

2*

1*

6*

4*

2*

55-59

25

14

11

22

12

10*

0*

0*

-

1*

1*

-

3*

1*

1*

60-64

8*

6*

2*

6*

4*

2*

-

-

-

1*

1*

-

1*

-

1*

65

1*

1*

-

0*

0*

-

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NON-URBAN

TOTAL

1 143

531

612

1 110

516

594

22

9*

13

3*

1*

2*

6*

4*

2*

15-19

66

30

35

61

28

32

4*

2*

2*

1*

-

1*

-

-

-

20-24

298

133

165

289

130

160

8*

3*

5*

-

-

-

0*

-

0*

25-29

266

120

146

260

118

142

4*

1*

3*

1*

-

1*

-

-

-

30-34

186

88

98

180

84

96

2*

1*

2*

-

-

-

4*

4*

0*

35-39

127

55

72

124

53

71

1*

1*

0*

1*

1*

-

1*

1*

0*

40-44

91

40

52

89

39

50

1*

0*

1*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

45-49

53

26

26

51

26

25

0*

0*

0*

-

-

-

1*

-

1*

50-54

35

22

14

34

21

13

1*

0*

1*

-

-

-

0*

-

0*

55-59

15

13

2*

15

13

2*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60-64

6*

4*

2*

6*

4*

2*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

65

0*

0*

-

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

   

0

 

0

0

                   

* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS
TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

5 UNEMPLOYED

5.2 UNEMPLOYED IN URBAN AND NON-URBAN AREAS BY AGE, POPULATION GROUP AND GENDER

5.2.2 USING THE EXPANDED DEFINITION

(1000)

AGE GROUP

TOTAL

AFRICAN

COLOURED

INDIAN/ASIAN

WHITE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

RSA

TOTAL

5 882

2 573

3 307

5 235

2 270

2 963

397

172

225

99

52

48

146

76

70

15-19

331

154

178

246

113

133

58

24

34

13

8*

5*

14

8*

6*

20-24

1 462

653

807

1 289

567

720

114

48

66

29

18

11

28

18

10*

25-29

1 366

584

781

1 242

534

707

77

31

46

18

8*

10*

28

11

17

30-34

973

399

575

900

365

535

45

20

24

11

5*

7*

18

9*

9*

35-39

696

278

418

632

254

378

42

14

28

7*

3*

4*

15

7*

8*

40-44

474

205

269

421

179

242

32

16

16

6*

3*

3*

15

7*

8*

45-49

278

132

145

243

114

128

14

8*

6*

7*

3*

5*

13

7*

6*

50-54

169

92

77

146

79

67

8*

4*

4*

5*

3*

2*

10*

6*

4*

55-59

103

55

48

91

48

43

4*

3*

2*

2*

1*

1*

5*

3*

2*

60-64

28

19

10*

25

16

9*

1*

1*

-

1*

1*

-

1*

-

1*

65

2*

1*

1*

1*

0*

1*

1*

1*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

URBAN

TOTAL

3 371

1 493

1 876

2 786

1 216

1 568

352

156

196

95

50

45

136

69

67

15-19

178

84

94

103

48

55

50

21

29

12

8*

5*

13

7*

5*

20-24

831

374

455

672

293

378

101

44

57

28

18

11

28

18

10*

25-29

799

353

446

685

306

379

70

28

42

17

8*

9*

28

11

17

30-34

574

233

341

509

205

305

40

19

22

11

5*

7*

14

5*

8*

35-39

408

165

243

351

144

207

37

13

24

6*

2*

4*

14

6*

8*

40-44

275

125

150

228

101

128

28

15

13

5*

2*

3*

14

7*

7*

45-49

150

73

78

117

56

62

14

8*

6*

7*

3*

5*

12

6*

5*

50-54

93

50

43

71

37

34

7*

4*

3*

5*

3*

2*

10*

6*

4*

55-59

48

26

22

37

20

17

4*

3*

2*

2*

1*

1*

4*

2*

2*

60-64

13

9*

4*

11

8*

3*

1*

1*

-

1*

1*

-

1*

-

1*

65

1*

1*

-

-

-

-

1*

1*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NON-URBAN

TOTAL

2 511

1 080

1 432

2 449

1 054

1 396

45

16

29

5*

2*

2*

10*

7*

3*

15-19

153

70

84

143

66

77

8*

3*

5*

1*

-

1*

1*

1*

0*

20-24

631

279

352

616

274

342

14

4*

9*

0*

0*

-

1*

-

1*

25-29

566

232

335

557

228

329

7*

3*

5*

1*

-

1*

-

-

-

30-34

399

166

233

390

160

230

5*

2*

3*

-

-

-

4*

4*

0*

35-39

288

114

175

281

110

171

5*

2*

3*

1*

1*

0*

1*

1*

0*

40-44

199

81

118

193

78

114

4*

1*

3*

1*

1*

-

1*

-

1*

45-49

127

60

68

125

59

66

1*

0*

0*

-

-

-

2*

0*

1*

50-54

76

42

34

74

42

33

1*

0*

1*

-

-

-

0*

-

0*

55-59

55

29

26

54

28

26

-

-

-

-

-

-

1*

1*

-

60-64

15

9*

6*

15

9*

6*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

65

1*

0*

0*

1*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS
TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

5 UNEMPLOYED

5.3 UNEMPLOYED BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION, POPULATION GROUP AND GENDER

5.3.1 USING THE OFFICIAL DEFINITION

(1000)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

TOTAL

AFRICAN

COLOURED

INDIAN/ASIAN

WHITE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

3 158

1 480

1 677

2 751

1 274

1 477

232

111

121

72

41

32

99

52

47

NONE

151

64

87

147

63

85

4*

2*

2*

-

-

-

-

-

-

GRADE 1-3

133

82

51

129

79

50

4*

2*

1*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

GRADE 4

109

57

52

103

56

47

6*

2*

4*

-

-

-

-

-

-

GRADE 5

129

68

61

118

60

58

10*

7*

3*

1*

1*

-

-

-

-

GRADE 6

183

86

97

169

79

90

13

7*

7*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

GRADE 7

258

126

133

231

113

119

24

12

12

1*

1*

2*

1*

1*

GRADE 8

304

147

157

255

124

132

34

15

20

6*

3*

3*

8*

6*

2*

GRADE 9

282

127

155

242

108

134

30

12

18

8*

7*

1*

2*

0*

2*

GRADE 10

328

158

170

269

124

145

35

20

15

9*

6*

3*

15

8*

7*

GRADE 11

312

125

187

285

112

173

17

8*

10*

5*

3*

2*

5*

2*

2*

GRADE 12

775

347

429

648

285

363

41

18

24

35

17

18

49

25

24

NTC 1

3*

1*

2*

1*

1*

1*

0*

0*

-

-

-

1*

0*

1*

NTC II

2*

1*

1*

2*

1*

1*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NTC III

8*

4*

4*

5*

2*

3*

1*

1*

0*

-

-

-

2*

1*

1*

DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE WITH LESS THAN MATRIC

19

9*

10*

16

7*

9*

1*

-

1*

0*

0*

-

1*

0*

1*

DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE WITH MATRIC

101

43

57

82

33

49

6*

4*

2*

7*

3*

3*

6*

3*

3*

DEGREE

33

17

15

25

13

12

0*

-

0*

1*

1*

8*

4*

3*

OTHER

1*

1*

-

1*

1*

-

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

UNSPECIFIED

27

18

9*

22

15

8*

4*

3*

1*

-

-

-

0*

0*

-

* SAMPLE SIZE IS TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS
TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS

5 UNEMPLOYED

5.3 UNEMPLOYED BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION, POPULATION GROUP AND GENDER

5.3.2 USING THE EXPANDED DEFINITION

(1000)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

TOTAL

AFRICAN

COLOURED

INDIAN/ASIAN

WHITE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

TOTAL

5 882

2 573

3 307

5 235

2 270

2 963

397

172

225

99

52

48

146

76

70

NONE

377

149

228

366

144

221

12

5*

7*

0*

-

0*

-

-

-

GRADE 1-3

288

161

127

279

157

121

9*

4*

5*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

GRADE 4

232

120

112

217

115

102

14

5*

9*

1*

-

1*

-

-

-

GRADE 5

272

130

142

254

120

134

17

9*

8*

1*

1*

0*

-

-

-

GRADE 6

376

160

216

346

145

201

29

14

14

1*

0*

1*

-

-

-

GRADE 7

511

224

287

463

203

260

42

18

24

2*

1*

1*

4*

2*

2*

GRADE 8

563

249

314

485

216

269

56

21

35

10*

5*

5*

11

7*

4*

GRADE 9

516

207

309

449

177

272

52

21

31

11

8*

3*

5*

2*

3*

GRADE 10

600

264

336

511

216

294

55

29

26

11

6*

5*

24

13

12

GRADE 11

559

221

338

518

203

315

27

11

16

8*

4*

4*

7*

3*

3*

GRADE 12

1 296

553

742

1 113

465

646

66

27

40

46

22

23

69

36

33

NTC 1

7*

2*

4*

5*

2*

3*

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

1*

0*

1*

NTC II

3*

2*

2*

3*

1*

2*

1*

1*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NTC III

12

7*

5*

8*

4*

4*

1*

1*

0*

-

-

-

3*

2*

1*

DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE WITH LESS THAN MATRIC

27

12

15

22

10*

12

2*

-

2*

0*

0*

-

2*

1*

1*

DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE WITH MATRIC

139

53

85

115

42

74

8*

4*

3*

8*

4*

4*

8*

4*

4*

DEGREE

48

24

24

34

18

16

1*

-

1*

1*

1*

1*

11

5*

6*

OTHER

1*

1*

0*

1*

1*

-

0*

0*

-

-

-

-

0*

0*

UNSPECIFIED

55

34

21

47

29

18

7*

4*

3*

-

-

1*

1*

-

* SAMPLE SIZE TOO SMALL FOR RELIABLE ESTIMATES
DUE TO ROUNDING, NUMBERS DO NOT NECESSARILY ADD UP TO TOTALS
TOTALS INCLUDE OTHER AND UNSPECIFIED POPULATION GROUPS