In the second quarter of 2025, unemployment edged up to 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025 from 32.9% in the previous quarter, while of the 10.1 million people aged 15 to 24, 35.2% were not in employment
South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years
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