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Labor force participation rate in South Africa from Q1 2021 to Q4 2023, by population group

Characteristic	Black/African	Coloured	Indian/Asian	White
Q4 2023	59.4%	60.8%	58%	67.7%
Q3 2023	59.4%	61.4%	59.9%	68.1%
Q2 2023	58.7%	61.6%	59.9%	66.9%
Q1 2023	58.3%	62.8%	60.9%	68%
Q4 2022	57.4%	61.4%	60.9%	67.4%
Q3 2022	57.1%	61.3%	61%	66.7%
Q2 2022	57.9%	59.2%	62%	65.3%
Q1 2022	56%	57.8%	58.1%	65.6%
Q4 2021	55%	58.3%	56.5%	68.7%
Q3 2021	54%	56.4%	55.4%	67%
Q2 2021	56.7%	56%	58.8%	67.4%
Q1 2021	55.3%	57.3%	56.8%	67.1%

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

Q1 2023 to Q4 2023

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

The source asked people to describe themselves in the census in terms of five racial population groups, including others/unspecified. This is a common way to describe ethnic groups in South Africa

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In the fourth quarter of 2023, the labor force participation rate among Black South Africans reached over 59 percent, marking a year-on-year change of two percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. However, the participation rate of the labor force among Indian/Asian South Africans dropped from about 61 percent in the previous year to 58 percent.

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