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Age, employment and labour force participation outcomes in COVID-era South Africa

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  • Gabriel Espi-Sanchis
  • Murray Leibbrandt
  • Vimal Ranchhod

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In this paper we use data from waves 1–5 of NIDS-CRAM to investigate labour market outcomes in 2020/1 for four age groups: youth (aged 18–24), prime-age adults (aged 25–39), middle-age adults (aged 40–54) and older adults (aged 55–64). We contrast outcomes just before and just after the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown (February and April 2020) with outcomes one year later (March 2021), and study transitions between the periods. We find that although the NIDS-CRAM employment-to-population ratio was near identical in February 2020 and March 2021 (56.4% versus 56.6%), there had been extensive churning between the two periods. By March 2021, 23% of the February 2020 employed had lost work and 30% of the non-employed had found work. Amidst these changes, youth experienced the largest employment-to-population ratio increase, while older adults suffered the largest decrease in employment and a decline in participation rates (changes not statistically significant).

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  • Gabriel Espi-Sanchis & Murray Leibbrandt & Vimal Ranchhod, 2022. "Age, employment and labour force participation outcomes in COVID-era South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(5), pages 664-688, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:39:y:2022:i:5:p:664-688
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2022.2051439
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    1. Zeynep Basak & Caner Ozdemir, 2023. "Underutilisation of Labour: Underemployment and Skills-Mismatch in Turkey," World Journal of Applied Economics, WERI-World Economic Research Institute, vol. 9(2), pages 125-148, December.

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