By the official count, 6.7-million people are unemployed in South Africa, which is 29% of everybody who could be working. By the expanded definition, more than 10 million people are unemployed, or 38.5% of people who could be working. The jobless rate was 29.1%, unchanged from the three months through September, Statistics South Africa said in a report released Tuesday in the capital, Pretoria. That matched the median estimate We take a look at the latest unemployment rates as published by Statistics South Africa and break the unemployment numbers down per province in South Africa. Sadly for South Africans though is the fact that unemployment numbers are still sitting close to all time high levels. JOHANNESBURG - Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the quarter one 2019 unemployment statistics on Tuesday, revealing that the unemployment rate had risen to 27.6% from 27.1% at the end of This page displays a table with actual values, consensus figures, forecasts, statistics and historical data charts for - Unemployment Rate. This page provides values for Unemployment Rate reported in several countries part of Africa. The table has current values for Unemployment Rate, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency plus links
11 Feb 2020 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's official unemployment rate has remained at 29.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to data from
17 Feb 2020 12 February 2019: Q4:2018 unemployment rate came in at 27.1%. The bar chart below shows the latest unemployment rates per province and for 11 Feb 2020 Somewhat surprisingly, South Africa's unemployment rate did not climb (IMF) recently noted, South Africa's jobless figures are high even by 29 Oct 2019 South Africa's unemployment rate worsened to 29.1%, the highest level In the last five years the unemployment rate rose by 3.7 percentage 11 Feb 2020 Labour Statistics acting chief director Malerato Mosiane unpacks South Africa's latest employment figures. 11 Feb 2020 South Africa's unemployment rate remains unchanged. Statistics SA has released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey, for the last three months of 11 Feb 2020 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's official unemployment rate has remained at 29.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to data from
17 Feb 2020 12 February 2019: Q4:2018 unemployment rate came in at 27.1%. The bar chart below shows the latest unemployment rates per province and for
11 Feb 2020 South Africa's unemployment rate remains unchanged. Statistics SA has released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey, for the last three months of 11 Feb 2020 JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's official unemployment rate has remained at 29.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to data from
1 Jun 2017 An unemployed young South African pleads for money or food at a Cape Town unveils free bus rides to help jobless look for work. The youth
Unemployment Rate for South Africa from Statistics South Africa (Statistics SA) for the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) release. This page provides forecast and historical data, charts, statistics, news and updates for South Africa Unemployment Rate. South Africa unemployment rate jumped to 29% in Q2 2019, highest level recorded since the current data series started. Youth unemployment now 56.4%. Latest unemployment statistics. According to Stats SA, South Africa’s official unemployment rate changed very little and is at 29,1% in quarter four of 2019 compared to quarter three of 2019. South Africa’s unemployment rate is one of the highest in the world. It is consistently measured above 20%. This is a national crisis that feeds two of the country’s other big socio-economic challenges: poverty and inequality. Academic labour economists have been trying to understand this for more than two decades.
South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased by 0,4 of a percentage point to 27,1% in the 4th quarter of 2018 compared to the 3rd quarter of 2018 according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa. The working-age population increased by 149 000 or 0,4% in the 4th quarter of 2018 compared read more »
3 Sep 2017 The latest South African jobs statistics continue to reflect a shockingly high unemployment rate which will take some doing to reverse. Concerns Argentina unemployment rate ›. Unemployment Rate: 2020 Countries. World Europe Asia Northern America Central America South America Africa Oceania. 2 2 29.1 29.1. 29.1. Unemployment South Africa [+], 29.1% Last updated data. 4 Oct 2018 South Africa's government says it's tackling the unemployment crisis. Critics say they've South Africa's youth unemployment rate at record high. South Africa's Benjamin Ferencz: The last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor The unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 27.5 percent in the third quarter of 2018 from 27.2 percent in the previous period. It was the highest jobless rate since the third quarter of 2017, as the number of unemployed increased by 127 thousand to 6.21 million. South Africa's Unemployment Rate remained the same at 29.10 % in Dec 2019, from the previously reported number of 29.10 % in Sep 2019. South Africa's Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2008 to Dec 2019, with an average rate of 25.20 %.