President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is chalking up lots of records, but not the kind that will go down well with voters in an election year.
The official unemployment rate increased from 32.5% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 to 32.6% in Q1 in 2021 – a record since the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) was launched in 2008, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The rate under the expanded definition, which includes those who have given up on the hunt for a job, is now 43.2%. Youth unemployment under the expanded definition is a staggering 74.7%, which means that only one in four school leavers who are 24 or under have a job in South Africa.
Daily podcast – June 01, 2021
Search Polity
Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range.
To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options.
With.
Clear Search
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
Daily podcast – June 01, 2021
To play this media please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 media
Sane Dhlamini.
Making headlines: Unemployment ticks up to 32.6% in first quarter, Stage 2 load-shedding to resume from 4pm and, Macron says stable Mali, not only French troops, can fight terrorism