Quarterly labour force survey
SA's Q1 unemployment rate increased to 30.1% - Stats SA
The number of employed persons decreased by 38,000 to 16,4 million between January and March 2020.
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SA's high unemployment rate a result of uncertain economy - economist
Stats SA announced on Tuesday that South Africa's unemployment rate remained at 29.1% - the highest it has been since 2008.
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SA's Q4 unemployment rate holds steady at 29.1%
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the Quarterly Labour Force Statistics on Tuesday.
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Ramaphosa: Where there is unity, there is growth
President Cyril Ramaphosa is sounding the alarm bells amid infighting in the African National Congress (ANC) and divisions in the country, saying these scared away local and international investors.
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No need for IMF bailout but SA must be financially prudent - Mthembu
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that while there was no appetite from government to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout, there was a need to exercise prudent financial management.
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Nxesi blames elections for slow implementation of jobs summit goals
The recent staggering unemployment statistics have now pushed government, labour and business to recommit to fast-tracking the implementation of resolutions from last year's jobs summit to create jobs and grow the economy.
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We must accept SA economy in serious crisis - Black Business Council
The Black Business Council has likened government’s response to the economic and unemployment crisis to that of a deer in the headlights.
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Rise in SA's unemployment
South Africa's unemployment rate hit 29% in the second quarter of 2019, the highest level since the first quarter of 2008.
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WC govt urged to invest in sectors that create jobs
Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey on Tuesday revealed that the Western Cape was the only province whose official unemployment rate has decreased year-on-year.
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ANC admits factional fighting negatively affecting SA economy, society
While the ANC had been open about its concerns over the high unemployment rate in the country and slow economic growth, the party had rarely ever taken responsibility for the decline.
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SA unemployment rate hits highest level since Q1 of 2008
South Africa's unemployment rate has increased by 1.4% in the second quarter of 2019 to 29%, according to data released by Statistics South Africa.
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Unemployment rate: Graduates caught in vicious cycle
Statistics South Africa says the number of employed people decreased by 237,000 to 16.3 million in the first quarter of this year.
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SA unemployment rate hits highest level since 2017 at 27.6%
South Africa's unemployment rate has risen to its highest level since the third quarter of 2017 to 27.6% at the end of the first quarter of 2019, according to data released by Stats SA on Tuesday.
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Q4 unemployment rate drops slightly to 27.1%
The data, released by Stats SA on Tuesday, showed that the unemployment figured decreased from 27.5% in the third quarter of 2018 to 27.1% in the fourth quarter.
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Unemployment rate expected to decrease for Q4 of 2018
In the third quarter, the unemployment rate increased to 27.5% with 6.2 million people without work.
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SA unemployment rate rises to 27.2% in Q2
In its quarterly labour force survey, Statistics South Africa says that the manufacturing sector saw the most job losses.
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Lehohla: Unemployment rate rise driven by people looking for work
Stats SA released the Quarterly Labour Force survey in Pretoria on Thursday, which showed the unemployment rate was at 27.7%, the highest it has been since September 2003.
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[WATCH] How South Africa's unemployment rate is calculated
Statistics South Africa released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey. We explain how the unemployment rate is calculated.
