Cape Town – The official unemployment rate in South Africa has decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter, now standing at 32.6%.
Statistician-general Risenga Maluleke has released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey data for the period between April 1 and June 30, 2023.
The survey collects information on labour market activities of individuals aged 15 to 64 living in South Africa.
[ 🧵] The official #unemployment rate has decreased by 0,3 of a percentage point to 32,6% in Q2:2023. #StatsSA pic.twitter.com/hnNRQn5eqn
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) August 15, 2023
The number of employed individuals in the country is currently 16.3 million, close to the pre-Covid level of 16.4 million.
The unemployment rate among graduates fell by one percentage point to 9.6% in the second quarter.
During the same quarter, the count of individuals without employment decreased by 11,000, reaching 7.9 million. A decade ago, the number of unemployed South Africans was 5 million.
Over the past ten years, the percentage of those experiencing long-term unemployment rose from 66.7% to 77.3%, and female unemployment increased from 27.5% to 35.7%.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
