Gold mining employment in South Africa
The average number of people employed per year in South Africa's gold mining sector. The data is provided by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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The data
36 rows, 5 columns.
- tab Category
- Tab in the spreadsheet where the data can be found Employment
- year Year
- Year the data refers to 1988 – 2023
- table Category
- Table name Table 43 for gold
- source Category
- Name of the data source B1-2010 Stat Tables 1988-2009, B1-2019 Stat Tables 1997-2018, B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023
- employment Number
- Average number of employees in gold mines 93998 – 536057
Latest rows
| tab | year | table | source | employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 2023 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 94024 |
| Employment | 2022 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 94998 |
| Employment | 2021 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 93998 |
| Employment | 2020 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 94262 |
| Employment | 2019 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 94731 |
| Employment | 2018 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 100793 |
| Employment | 2017 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 112902 |
| Employment | 2016 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 116572 |
| Employment | 2015 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 115030 |
| Employment | 2014 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 119007 |
| Employment | 2013 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 131738 |
| Employment | 2012 | Table 43 for gold | B1-2024 Mineral Statistics Tables 2001-2023 | 142201 |
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