SA unemployment rate rises to 33.6% in Q2: Stats SA
Statistics South Africa says discouraged job-seekers decreased by 227 000 to 3.7 million.
South Africa's unemployment rate climbed to 33.6% in the second quarter, a 0.9 percentage point increase from the previous quarter. The number of jobless individuals rose by 345,000 to 8.5 million, while the count of those employed fell by 16,000 to 16.7 million. Discouraged job-seekers dropped by 227,000 to 3.7 million, other job-seekers decreased by 49,000 to 861,000, and unavailable job-seekers fell by 4,000 to 44,000, resulting in a net decrease of 280,000 job-seekers, or 4.6 million people.
Meanwhile, those not in the labor force for other reasons rose by 72,000 to 12.5 million, and the total number of people outside the labor force, comprising both potential labor force and others, fell by 208,000 to 17.1 million. The drop in employment was primarily seen in the Community and Social Services, Mining, Agriculture, and Manufacturing sectors.
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