It is therefore not possible to achieve a sudden downward adjustment to the unemployment rate from 32.9% to 10% without a ...

A young man showed how he graduated and revealed the job he was doing in a TikTok video that shocked South Africans. The clip ...

It makes no sense that Zimbabwe claims an unemployment rate of around 8%, a quarter of that of SA, when it supposedly uses the same ILO methodology used by Stats SA. In other words, you are considered ...

The decision of President Trump to impose 30% tariffs on the export of vehicles, components, tyres and parts exported from SA ...

Figures released this week revealed unemployment in the UK has hit its highest level in four years forcing Downing Street to ...

The CEO of Capitec does not think Statistics SA considers informal employment sufficiently when calculating the unemployment ...

An unexpected increase in the jobless rate has put the spotlight back on the Reserve Bank after its recent decision to hold ...

The official unemployment rate (Q4 2024) was 31.9%, which refers to those actively seeking work. The expanded rate, which includes discouraged job seekers, was 41.9%.

The result is always the same – the head of Stats SA comes out all guns blazing to prove the statistical validity of his team’s work. The most recent debate around Stats SA’s figures erupted when ...

South Africa is considering developing a statistical register for small-scale and informal businesses, amid an ongoing debate about the methodology used to compile the country’s labour statistics.

Treasury has not specified which projects the World Bank loan will fund, but says the financing plan includes an interest grace period.

The movements argue that the Ramaphosa administration has failed to address issues, and now residents are paying for it.