Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says the country’s official unemployment rate has jumped to 29% in the second quarter of the year.
The unemployment rate for females was 31,3% and remains higher than that of males.
The expanded #unemployment rate was up by 0,5 of a percentage point to 38,5% #StatsSA https://t.co/BaZw8eBfVn pic.twitter.com/5wjKYTCxIb— Stats SA (@StatsSA) July 30, 2019
The unemployment figures were published by Stats SA on Tuesday morning.
South Africa’s #unemployment rate increased to 29,0% in Q2:2019, up by 1,4 percentage points from Q1:2019. This is the highest level recorded since the introduction of the QLFS in 2008. The highest level was 29,3% in March 2003 #StatsSA https://t.co/yyznAhpneT pic.twitter.com/noSNDr00dP
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) July 30, 2019
It’s the highest jobless rate in eleven years.
21 000 more people were employed in Q2:2019 compared with Q1:2019. 16,3 million of the working age population was employed in Q2:2019 #StatsSA https://t.co/BaZw8eBfVn pic.twitter.com/jhnivAV8Y3
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) July 30, 2019
The country’s unemployment rate was 27.6 in the first quarter of this year – from 27.1 in the previous period.
The trade, services & #construction industries recorded the biggest gains in employment while private households, transport & #mining recorded the biggest declines #StatsSA https://t.co/BaZw8eBfVn pic.twitter.com/6dtLDNagze
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) July 30, 2019
There are now 6.7 million unemployed people in South Africa.
The labour force participation rate increased by 0,7 of a percentage point from 59,1% in Q2:2009 to 59,8% in Q2:2019 https://t.co/BaZw8eBfVn pic.twitter.com/UMDinZ6G49
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) July 30, 2019
