South Africa's unemployment rate climbs, over 8 million jobless - MSN

South Africa's unemplyment rate increased by 0.6 percentage points from 32.9% in Q1 2024 to 33.5% in Q2 2024, the government's statistics office reported Tuesday. Africa's most industrialized ... Read More

Unemployment rate jumps as trade haemorrhages jobs

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose more than expected in the first quarter as the construction and trade sectors shed jobs. The nation’s jobless rate increased to 32.9% in the three months ... Read More

South Africa's unemployment rate climbs for third quarter in a row

South Africa's official unemployment rate rose for the third quarter in a row, reaching 33.5% in April-June of this year, data from the statistics agency showed on Tuesday. Read More

Jobs bloodbath as unemployment increases by 1% in first quarter

ALSO READ: South Africa’s unemployment marginally down again Formal sector shed jobs, while informal sector added jobs. The expanded unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2025 increased by 1 ... Read More

South Africa’s job crisis deepens: What the latest unemployment spike ...

South Africa’s unemployment rate climbed sharply to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025. That's a full percentage point higher than the previous quarter, and far above what economists had predicted. Read More

South African jobless rate rises, more give up looking for work

South Africa's unemployment rate rose in the first quarter of this year, with statisticians fretting that increasing numbers of people appear to have given up looking for work. Read More

Unemployment rate climbs - almost 10% more young people without jobs ...

South Africa's official unemployment rate edged up to 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025. That's an increase of 1 percentage point from 31,9% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Read More

South Africa's unemployment rate climbs to 33.5% in Q2 - News24

South Africa's unemployment rate has risen again, reaching 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Stats SA on Tuesday. This marks an ... Read More

South Africa unemployment falls: Will jobs for youth be ... - News24

As South Africa unveils its latest labour force data, optimism is infused with caution. The country's unemployment rate shows a slight decline, now at 31.9% for the fourth quarter of 2024. This 0.2 ... Read More

South African Jobless Rate Rises, More Give up Looking for Work - U.S. News

FILE PHOTO: Job seekers stand outside a construction site ahead of the release of the unemployement numbers by Statistics South Africa, in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 23, 2020. Read More