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The rate at which unemployment among young graduates has increased is much greater than the rate at which the national unemployment has increased over the past few years, writes
Abri de Beer.
South Africa is facing an ever-increasing challenge regarding unemployment, with youth (those under the age of 35) being the hardest hit. Even those who have graduated from an institution of higher learning struggle to escape the unemployment trap.
But the study I conducted for my master's degree, which made use of data from online job advertisements, has illuminated the skills that would hold graduates in good stead upon entering the South African labour market, and could bridge the gap between demand and supply.