South Africa: Labor cost
(measure: index points, source: South African Reserve Bank)
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Labor cost index in South Africa
, Q4 2012 - Q4 2020: For that indicator, we provide data for South Africa from Q4 2012 to Q4 2020. The average value for South Africa during that period was 151.68 index points with a minimum of 118.5 index points in Q4 2012 and a maximum of 180.5 index points in Q4 2020. Click on the following link to see the values of Labor cost index around the world.
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Measure: index points
Source: South African Reserve Bank
Source: South African Reserve Bank
Definition: The index reflects the level of the total compensation of employees in the economy. Labor costs are defined as core expenditure borne by employers for the purpose of employing staff. They include employee compensation, with wages and salaries in cash and in kind, employers' social security contributions and employment taxes regarded as labor costs minus any subsidies received.