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Household crime increased by 14% in 2021-'22, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has revealed during the release of the Victims of Crime report.

South African jobless rate falls to 33.9 pct in Q2-

On Tuesday, Stats SA released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey that recorded an official unemployment rate of 34.5% – a slight decline of 0.8 percentage points.

The official unemployment rate decreased by point-8 of a percentage point from 35.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021 to 34.5%. Q1 OF 2022

The quarterly labour force survey shows that there were more than 7.9 million unemployed people in South Africa during the first quarter of the year, despite an overall decline in the joblessness rates

The number of employed rose by 370 000 to 14.9 million.

Premier Alan Winde urged residents to complete the census questions, else the province would lose significant funding.

Cosatu has criticised government for implementing policies that do not place employment creation as a priority.

South Africa breached the 35% barrier in unemployment with the country seeming to be shedding jobs in key industries.

In the fourth quarter of last year, the countrys unemployment rate surged from 34.9% to 35.3%.