Unemployment Increases Again In Q2/2025
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Guest - Solly Molayi - Acting DDG responsible for Population and Social Statistics at STATS SA
The official unemployment rate increased again in the second quarter to 33.2% from 32.9% in the first quarter, with only 16.8 million people employed out of 41.8 million people of working age between the ages of 15 and 64.
According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter issued by Statistics SA on Tuesday morning, the economy shed 140 000 jobs, pushing up the number of unemployed people to 8.4 million.
The official unemployment rate increased again in the second quarter to 33.2% from 32.9% in the first quarter, with only 16.8 million people employed out of 41.8 million people of working age between the ages of 15 and 64.
According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter issued by Statistics SA on Tuesday morning, the economy shed 140 000 jobs, pushing up the number of unemployed people to 8.4 million.
