Table 2: Labour Force Characteristics of Limpopo (‘000 head) Year Indicator 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population of Working Age 3 082 3 140 3 313 3 378 3 442 3 466 (15-64 years) Employed Persons 870 910 962 985 1 092 1 168 Unemployed persons 353 335 196 249 266 238 Not Economically Active 1 859 1 895 2 155 2 144 2 084 2 060 Discouraged Work Seekers 192 219 393 441 330 324 Unemployment Rate (%) 28,9 26,9 16,9 20,2 19,6 16.9 Labour Force Participation 39,7 39,6 35,0 36,5 39,5 40.6 Rate (%) Source: Statistics South Africa; Quarterly Labour Force Surveys Poverty and Inequality Although Provincial population has increased by 12.9% since 1996, Limpopo GDP output (at constant prices) has increased at a faster rate, and theoretically therefore, individuals are better off. This is shown in Table 5 that depicts GDP per capita at 2010 prices. Figure 4: Limpopo GDP-R per Capita (2010 constant prices) Source: IHS Global Insight Regional eXplorer version Poverty and inequality within the population however remain key challenges within the local economy. To indicate this, inequality in income distribution is measured by the Gini coefficient method (if the coefficient is 0 the income distribution is perfect, and if the value is equal to 1, then one person would theoretically receive all income). Figure 5: Gini Co-efficient Trends – Limpopo 1996-2013 Although the downward trend since 2003 is encouraging, the index shows that that there is still skewed distribution of income in the Province. By comparison, South Africa as a whole has the international reputation of having the highest Gini co-efficient in the world (0.63) while the Ukraine the lowest at 0.25. Figure 6: International Gini Indices
Table 2: Labour Force Characteristics of Limpopo (‘000 head) Year Indicator 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Population of Working Age (15-64 years) 3 082 3 140 3 313 3 378 3 442 3 466 Employed Persons 870 910 962 985 1 092 1 168 Unemployed persons 353 335 196 249 266 238 Not Economically Active 1 859 1 895 2 155 2 144 2 084 2 060 Discouraged Work Seekers 192 219 393 441 330 324 Unemployment Rate (%) 28,9 26,9 16,9 20,2 19,6 16.9 Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 39,7 39,6 35,0 36,5 39,5 40.6 Source: Statistics South Africa; Quarterly Labour Force Surveys Poverty and Inequality Although Provincial population has increased by 12.9% since 1996, Limpopo GDP output (at constant prices) has increased at a faster rate, and theoretically therefore, individuals are better off. This is shown in Table 5 that depicts GDP per capita at 2010 prices. Figure 4: Limpopo GDP-R per Capita (2010 constant prices) Source: IHS Global Insight Regional eXplorer version Poverty and inequality within the population however remain key challenges within the local economy. To indicate this, inequality in income distribution is measured by the Gini coefficient method (if the coefficient is 0 the income distribution is perfect, and if the value is equal to 1, then one person would theoretically receive all income). Figure 5: Gini Co-efficient Trends – Limpopo 1996-2013 Although the downward trend since 2003 is encouraging, the index shows that that there is still skewed distribution of income in the Province. By comparison, South Africa as a whole has the international reputation of having the highest Gini co-efficient in the world (0.63) while the Ukraine the lowest at 0.25. Figure 6: International Gini Indices
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