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The economic output of Gauteng was expected to grow significantly in the next three years, the provincial department of finance said on Tuesday.
"The provincial economy has transformed into a sophisticated structure, with the tertiary [service industry] sector and the manufacturing sub-sector taking centre stage," said spokesman John Sukazi in a statement.
Gauteng's Provincial Economic Review and Outlook (PERO), released on Tuesday, indicated the province accounted for 35.1% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010.
Sukazi said the PERO indicated this was expected to increase by 0.4% by 2014.
Metropolitan municipalities contributed the most to the GDP by region for Gauteng.
The City of Johannesburg accounted for about R300-billion, while the City of Tshwane contributed about R176-billion, according to the PERO.
Employment in Gauteng remained a concern, however, with 1.6-million people unemployed and 2.3-million classed as not economically active.
The primary sector – which includes mining and agriculture – employed only 1.5% of Gauteng workers last year.
The secondary (industrial) sector accounted for almost a quarter of jobs in the province.
The largest sector in terms of employment was the service industry, providing three-quarters of Gauteng's jobs.
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