SA joblessness crisis: Despite improvement, unemployment remains stubbornly high

SA joblessness crisis: Despite improvement, unemployment remains stubbornly high

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South Africa’s unemployment rate decreases marginally by 1.4 percentage points to 32.1% in Q3:2024. And although any improvement should be celebrated, the reality is this number remains stubbornly high.

8 million South Africans are unemployed, with no income to support their families.In terms of the expanded definition, which includes the people who have given up looking for jobs, unemployment decreased by 0.7% points but still sits at a socially unsustainable 12.2 million […]