Over the observed period, the unemployment rate in South Africa has increased, dropping significantly only in the second quarter of 2020. It was continuously higher among women than men, recording approximately 35.8 percent of the total labor force during the second quarter of 2024. The unemployment rate is the percentage of a country's labor force without jobs, and includes those who are available to work and are actively seeking employment.
Unemployment rate in South Africa from Q1 2016 to Q2 2024, by gender
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Statistics South Africa. (August 13, 2024). Unemployment rate in South Africa from Q1 2016 to Q2 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129142/unemployment-rate-by-gender-in-south-africa/
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Statistics South Africa. (2024). Unemployment rate in South Africa from Q1 2016 to Q2 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129142/unemployment-rate-by-gender-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Unemployment Rate in South Africa from Q1 2016 to Q2 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129142/unemployment-rate-by-gender-in-south-africa/
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Unemployment rate in South Africa from Q1 2016 to Q2 2024, by gender [Graph], Statistics South Africa, August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1129142/unemployment-rate-by-gender-in-south-africa/
