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South Africa's unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday.
South Africa's Unemployment Rate Declines, Youth Unemployment Remains High The latest labour force data reveals that South Africa’s unemployment rate has declined to 31.9% in Q4 2024, a 0.2 ...
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's official unemployment rate rose for the third quarter in a row, reaching 33.5% in April-June of this year, data from the statistics agency showed on Tuesday.
South Africa's official unemployment rate of 33% is the highest in the world, and economists say it's even higher at 42% if you count those who have given up looking for work and have dropped off ...
South Africa's official unemployment rate fell slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by job gains in the finance and manufacturing sectors. Skip to main content.
South Africa’s unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in the second quarter to the highest level since 2022, driven by job losses in the trade and agriculture sectors. Skip to content.
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's unemployment rate rose for the second quarter in a row to 32.9% in the first three months of this year, data showed on Tuesday, two weeks before the governing ...
South Africa's official unemployment rate dropped marginally in the second quarter to 32.6% , its lowest level since the first quarter of 2021, data showed on Tuesday. Skip to main content.
Comments from a banker this week about South Africa’s unemployment rate had economists debating whether it is really 32.9% or only 10% if the informal sector is included in the data.
South Africa's unemployment rate fell to 31.9% in the third quarter of this year from 32.6% in the second quarter, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday.