Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa increased to 59.50 percent in the third quarter of 2018 from 59.10 percent in the second quarter of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa averaged 57.11 percent from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 60.80 percent in the first quarter of 2001 and a record low of 53.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa is expected to be 60.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Labor Force Participation Rate in South Africa to stand at 59.41 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the South Africa Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 61.00 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.