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Unemployment drops in SA

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South Africa’s unemployment rate has decreased marginally, with the latest data showing that 31.9% of South Africans are unemployed.

According to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), there was an increase of 132,000 in the number of employed persons in South Africa to 17.1 million in Q4 2024.

The number of unemployed persons decreased by 20,000 to 8.0 million, which resulted in an increase of 112,000 (up by 0.4%) in the labour force during the same period.
18 Feb 2025 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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