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The following is the statistics of people employed by sector in the Eastern Cape:
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Industries |
Numbers for 2008 |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
51,685 |
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Mining |
3,542 |
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Manufacturing |
107,952 |
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Food, beverages and tobacco |
14,712 |
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Textiles, clothing and leather goods |
10,719 |
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Wood and paper; publishing and printing |
6,575 |
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Petroleum products, chemicals, rubber and plastic |
10,212 |
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Other non-metal mineral products |
4,407 |
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Metals, metal products, machinery and equipment |
14,579 |
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Electrical machinery and apparatus |
4,670 |
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Radio, TV, instruments, watches and clocks |
1,066 |
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Transport equipment |
34,227 |
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Furniture and other manufacturing |
6,785 |
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Electricity & water |
3,072 |
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Electricity |
2,191 |
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Water |
881 |
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Construction |
36,473 |
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Wholesale & retail trade; catering and accommodation |
121,162 |
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Wholesale & retail trade |
107,080 |
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Catering and accommodation |
14,081 |
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Transport & communication |
22,728 |
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Transport |
17,445 |
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Communication |
5,283 |
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Finance and business services |
115,833 |
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Finance and insurance |
28,289 |
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Business services |
87,543 |
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Community, social and other personal services |
281,781 |
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Other government and social services |
116,492 |
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General government services |
165,289 |
Formal and information employment
Statistics of people employed by skill:
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Employment |
Numbers for 2008 |
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Formal an informal employment |
902,004 |
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Informal employment |
157,774 |
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Formal employment by skill |
744,230 |
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Formal employment by skill: highly skilled |
96,731 |
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Formal employment by skill: skilled |
332,819 |
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Formal employment by skill: semi- and unskilled |
314,680 |
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