Supporting informal sector will help the unemployed
Latest Stats SA survey shows 3-million people were working in the informal sector, just under 20% of total employment
13 September 2019 - 07:49
The publication of SA’s latest unemployment figures was accompanied by the usual wringing of hands and promises of job creation. This time, however, a new controversy arose because of an argument that official statistics do not count economic activities in the informal sector.
The claim that official employment data underestimates the informal sector is largely based on the premise that many people who undertake activities in the informal sector are mistakenly counted as unemployed...
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