FACT | One in Every 3 South Africans Is Jobless

South Africa’s unemployment rises again

South Africa’s unemployment rate — among the highest in the world — increased for a second consecutive quarter to 33.2%, official data showed. The sectors with the biggest jumps were community and social services, agriculture, and finance.The results, published on Tuesday, are another blow to South Africa’s year-old governing coalition, which had promised to prioritize lowering unemployment.The country’s youth population remains particularly vul…

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FACT | One in every 3 South Africans is jobless

South Africa’s official unemployment rate has risen once again, hitting 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 32.9% in Q1, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) this week. This marks the third consecutive quarterly increase in joblessness, with the data revealing that while 159 000 people joined the labour force between April and June, only 19 000 found employment, and …

South Africa’s Unemployment Surges to 33.2% in Q2 2025 - The Zambian Observer

South Africa’s unemployment rate climbed to 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 32.9% in the previous quarter, marking the third consecutive increase and the highest level since Q2 2024, according to Statistics South Africa. The labour force grew by 159,000, with 19,000 more employed (reaching 16.8 million) and 140,000 more unemployed (totalling […] The post South Africa’s Unemployment Surges to 33.2% in Q2 2025 first appeared on The Za…

South Africa’s jobless rate climbs to 33.2% in Q2 – Stats SA

By Thapelo Molefe South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up 0.3 percentage points from 32.9% in the first quarter, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) announced on Tuesday. The first quarter had already seen a rise from a more than one-year low of 31.9% recorded in the preceding six-month period, as the number of unemployed individuals increased by 237,000 to 8.228 million. In the second quarter, the…