SA’s unemployment rate rises to 33.5%

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GUEST - Risenga Maluleke - Statistician-General
South Africa’s unemployment rate has jumped massively to 33.5%.
According to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the official unemployment rate increased by 0.6 percentage points from 32.9% in Q1 2024 to 33.5% in Q2 2024.
13 Aug 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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