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Examining the South African labour market during the COVID-19 lockdown period

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  • Derek Yu
  • Jade Botha
  • Moegammad Faeez Nackerdien

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This study analysed the 2020 first quarter to 2022 second quarter waves of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data and all five waves (2020–21) of the National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) data to examine the South African labour market outcomes during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The QLFS data showed that low-educated Africans aged 25–44 years and those involved in low skilled occupation categories were most vulnerable to job loss. The NIDS-CRAM data indicated that for those who still worked in February 2020, 51% worked all five waves, 14% worked in four waves and 9% worked in three waves. Only 0.5% and 1.8% turned out to be unemployed and inactive in all waves, respectively. For the February 2020 employed who lost their jobs and became unemployed in April 2020 (wave 1), 60% of them worked again but 22% remained unemployed in March 2021 (wave 5).

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  • Derek Yu & Jade Botha & Moegammad Faeez Nackerdien, 2023. "Examining the South African labour market during the COVID-19 lockdown period," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(6), pages 1343-1364, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:40:y:2023:i:6:p:1343-1364
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2023.2229875
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