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Table 3.11.3.2 below reveals the employment share per economic sector for each local municipality within Ugu District Municipality. From the table it is revealed that except for Umdoni, the government services sector holds the greatest share of employment for the local municipalities in Ugu. The agriculture sector in Umdoni (19%) holds the greatest share of employment and in UMuziwabantu the agricultural sector holds the second largest share of employment (20%). The mining sector holds the smallest share of employment in all four local municipalities, and the utilities sector holds the second smallest share.
Table 3.11.3.2: Sectoral share of employment per LM within Ugu DM, 2015
Economic Sector
Umdoni
Umzumbe
Umuziwabantu
Ray Nkonyeni
Agriculture
19%
12%
20%
13%
Mining
0%
0%
0%
0%
Manufacturing
10%
9%
8%
10%
Utilities
0%
0%
0%
1%
Construction
4%
5%
4%
5%
Retail trade
16%
19%
17%
17%
Transport
3%
3%
3%
3%
Business services
11%
12%
10%
14%
Social services
18%
19%
16%
19%
Government services
17%
20%
21%
19%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
When considering the contribution of sectors within the local municipalities within Ugu, towards the sector share in Ugu, it is clear that Ray Nkonyeni holds the greatest share of employment for all economic sectors (approximately 59%). The sectoral employment split per local municipality within the district employment contribution is set out in the Table 3.11.3.3 below, with the total employment share revealed in Figure 3.11.3.1 below:
Table 3.11.3.3: Contribution of LMs to sectoral employment, 2015
Economic Sector
Umdoni
Umzumbe
Umuziwabantu
Ray Nkonyeni
Ugu
Agriculture
27%
9%
13%
52%
Mining
5%
6%
16%
73%
100%
Manufacturing
21%
10%
8%
61%
100%
Utilities
20%
9%
6%
66%
100%
Construction
19%
11%
9%
6%
100%
Retail trade
20%
12%
10%
59%
100%
Transport
23%
10%
10%
58%
100%
Business services
18%
10%
7%
65%
100%
Social services
21%
11%
8%
60%
100%
Government services
19%
11%
11%
58%
100%
Total
21%
10%
10%
59%
100%
Source: Ugu LED Strategy, 2017
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