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Employment by economic sector in South Africa 2017

South Africa: Distribution of employment by economic sector from 2007 to 2017

The data displays the distribution of employment in South Africa by economic sector from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, 5.55% of the employees in South Africa were active in the agricultural sector, 23.37% in industry and 71.08% in the service sector.

2007	8.83	26.06	65.11
2008	5.66	25.78	68.57
2009	5.07	25.26	69.68
2010	4.86	24.4	70.74
2011	4.6	24.18	71.22
2012	4.84	23.45	71.72
2013	4.98	23.52	71.5
2014	4.65	23.42	71.93
2015	5.61	23.83	70.56
2016	5.58	23.33	71.09
2017	5.55	23.37	71.08

Employment by economic sector in South Africa 2017

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