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South Africa’s unemployment rate reached 34.9% in Q3 2021 – the highest figure on record as continued lockdown restrictions, load shedding and the July riots…

One of the key findings of the survey is the heavy reliance on grants by much of the population, with more than a quarter of respondents now relying on grants…

South Africa’s unemployment rate reached a record high in Q3 2021 on the back of continued lockdown restrictions, load shedding and the July riots impacted jobs…

The face of unemployment in SA is no longer limited to elderly men and women in overalls and aprons standing at street corners waiting for motorists and trucks to pick them up for piece jobs.

While SA has reached new levels of unemployment, graduates who have been trying to enter the job market unsuccessfully say this is no surprise.

A Stats SA report released on Monday revealed the number of employed people decreased by 660,000 in the third quarter of 2021 to 14.3-million.

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane and the EFF have weighed in on the unemployment crisis facing the youth after Stats SA revealed the jobless level is at an all-time high.

Covid-19, joblessness, financial stress, deaths and GBV are taking their toll, so do what you can to help those in need

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which provides the latest unemployment figures, is being released by Stats SA on Tuesday. These are for the 3rd quarter of 2021.

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey found that the number of employed persons decreased by 660,000 in the third quarter of 2021 to 14.3 million, while the number of unemployed persons decreased by 183,000 to 7.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2021.