#active workforce

In South Africa, with official unemployment having risen to 27.6% and youth unemployment to 55.2% - according to Statistics South Africa - the government is looking to the informal economy, among other strategies, to reduce unemployment and stimulate economic growth. The informal sector in South Africa comprises very small enterprises employing up to five people. Already in 2014, Stats SA reported that 2.4million people worked in this sector, representing 17% of the active workforce.