Stats Sa

South Africa's Unemployment Rate Jumps to 29%, the Worst Since 2008

SA's official unemployment rate jumped to 29% in the second quarter of the year, the highest jobless rate since the start of 2008. The unemployment figures were published by Stats SA on Tuesday morning. The country's unemployment rate wa...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

What's On Everyone's Lips: Official Unemployment Has Increased By 34.4% Between April and June.

The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2021 show that the number of employed people decreased by 54 000 in the second quarter of 2021 to 14,9 million. The number of unemployed people increased ...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 2 years ago

Reform Momentum Must Be Increased To Deal With Jobless Crisis.

Tomorrow sees the release of South Africa’s second-quarter unemployment figures, which will provide a picture of our long-term jobless crisis that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated. The first quarter’s reading of 32.6% was the highes...

Busi Mavuso·over 2 years ago