Informal and formal employment by age

Informal employment totals about half that of formal employment in South Africa. Today’s post by Aidan Horn shows a large drop in informally employment for those over 30 during the covid-19 pandemic, with informal employment levels only recently rising back to pre-pandemic levels. This effect was more muted for those who were formally employed, with formal employment for those older than 30 continuing to rise. Of concern is that youth employment levels, even in absolute terms, has not risen in the past 15 years, across both the formal and informal employment categories.

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