The unemployment rate in South Africa decreased to 27.99 percent since the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher unemployment rate than the preceding years. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). South Africa: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370516/unemployment-rate-in-south-africa/
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World Bank. (2024). South Africa: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/370516/unemployment-rate-in-south-africa/
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