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Labour market

South Africa · Hours worked

Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person. Measures work intensity.
41.06hrs/week
2025
−1.8 %vs 2024
min 39.8 2020max 45.61 2005
hrs/week
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Source: International Labour Organization· Data 2025
Y-axis truncated

4th highest of 13 countries · 41.06 hrs/week · ILO 2025 — Rank on the harmonised series (ILO), the same for every country: its value may differ from the national figure shown above.

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