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Statistics South Africa has published the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QFLS) for Q3 2021, providing a clearer indication of how continued lockdown…

The unemployment rate in SA increased to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021 — the highest since the start of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in 2008, Stats SA has revealed.

Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said these were findings from interviews conducted among a group of 443,000 that was not economically active for reasons other than discouragement.

The unemployment rate in SA increased to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021 — the highest since the start of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in 2008, Stats SA has revealed.

Reuel Khoza's ideas for tackling our crises offer a way out of despair

Consumers will continue forking out a bit more for goods as prices remained elevated at a 5-year high in September.

Municipalities see basic services as cash cows while many households are forced to choose between buying food, water or electricity

SA economy is expected to recover from the worst of the pandemic

What happens when millions of young people can’t find work?

Close to 40% of Nelson Mandela Bay’s workforce is jobless. Let that sink in.