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Unemployment

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/ 11 December 2009

It’s the rigidities, stupid

Why does it take the loss of a million jobs to get business and labour to call for measures to protect jobs?

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 December 2009

Zuma warns SA may still lose more jobs

SA may still lose more jobs even though the economy began growing again in the last quarter, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 October 2009

SA unemployment rate increases

SA’s official jobless rate increased to 24,5% of the labour force in the third quarter of 2009, from 23,6% in the second quarter, a report shows.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2009

Doctor in labour

Despite his PhD, Kevin Goddard finds himself among the murky family of the unemployed.

By Kevin Goddard
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/ 4 September 2009

US jobless rate hits 26-year high in August

The pace of US job losses hit a one-year low last month but the unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high of 9,7%, the government said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 August 2009

Govt plans massive rescue

Government is shaking up a cocktail of unemployment, skills and incentive funding to ward off the worst of the current recession.

By Lynley Donnelly
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/ 2 August 2009

Unemployment forces many to street trading

As SA’s unemployment lines keep growing in its first post-apartheid recession, Johannesburg’s sidewalks are increasingly crowded with street traders.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 July 2009

SA jobless rate ticks up as recession bites

SA’s official jobless rate ticked up slightly in the second quarter, a labour report showed on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 July 2009

Govt committed to halving unemployment

The government is still committed to halving unemployment and poverty by 2014, despite the global economic downturn, Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 June 2009

Jobs drive to cost $1,2-billion

SA’s drive to create millions of job opportunities will cost R10-billion over the next three years, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 June 2009

Employers report weakest job prospects in three years

We all know that fewer companies are hiring, and more companies are downsizing, but now the numbers have emerged. And they look gloomy.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 June 2009

‘Just hanging around’

Mooinooi, a one-employer town, where many workers have a single skill, is hurting badly as a result of Wall Street’s excesses.

By Lloyd Gedye
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/ 6 May 2009

Cosatu: Surging unemployment a problem for ANC

Growing unemployment will make it hard for the ANC to meet its target of halving unemployment within the first two decades of freedom, Cosatu said.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 April 2009

Stats SA confirms unemployment rate decline

Amid a furore over the news of a drop in SA’s unemployment rate to 21,9%, Stats SA said on Thursday that the lower rate is statistically correct.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 April 2009

Manuel sees silver lining in global crisis

The economic crisis will give way to a more enduring era of economic development in Africa, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 April 2009

SA on track to halve unemployment by 2014

SA will meet a 2014 target to halve unemployment, a Cabinet minister said on Saturday, despite the prospect of rising job losses.

By Wendell Roelf
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/ 19 March 2009

SA employment growth dipping

Employment growth in SA is steadily declining but the country remains better off than many others, consulting company Grant Thornton said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
The unemployment blues
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/ 17 March 2009

The unemployment blues

Look at it this way, it could be worse. At least there is 2010. Or maybe not. Phillip de Wet reports.

By Phillip De Wet
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/ 2 March 2009

Stats SA: Unemployment rate down

South Africa’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 21,9% in the quarter ended December 2008 from 23,2% in the third quarter, data showed on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 February 2009

Blueprint to save SA jobs, houses, businesses

Government, business and labour finalised a blueprint on Thursday for minimising the effect of the global financial crisis on the SA economy.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 January 2009

Zim unemployment skyrockets

Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate has spiked to 94%, meaning that fewer than half a million people there are formally employed, the UN said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 January 2009

‘Global recession tentacles are reaching SA’

The tentacles of the deepening global recession are reaching Africa’s largest economy, which is at risk of slipping into recession in 2009.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 January 2009

Microsoft misses, China slows, Japan sees deflation

Microsoft reported disappointing earnings on Thursday and plans to cut up to 5 000 jobs as US jobless claims rose more than expected.

By Daniel Trotta
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/ 9 January 2009

US jobless rate at 16-year high

The United States unemployment rate surged to its highest level in nearly 16 years in December.

By Lucia Mutikani
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/ 3 January 2009

Unemployment a social time bomb for Spain

Tensions mounting between native job-seekers and immigrants competing for a declining pool of work in Spain will intensify in 2009.

By Sonya Dowsett
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/ 22 December 2008

Obama plans boost to save US economy

Barack Obama’s administration signalled on Sunday that it was preparing the biggest economic stimulus in US history to avert mass unemployment.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 December 2008

Brighter prospects in 2009, says Solidarity

Trade union Solidarity said on Monday that it expects many things will start going right for the country in 2009.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 December 2008

Young graduates struggle for Silicon Valley jobs

Young professionals have struggled to find work in a sliding economy, but one area — Silicon Valley — has been relatively immune. Until now.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 December 2008

‘Virtually impossible’ to slash SA unemployment

All the odds seem to be heavily stacked against South Africa’s goal of halving unemployment by 2014, industry players said late on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 November 2008

Deported youth face life of drugs, unemployment

Cape Verde’s deportees say they return home only to find plentiful drugs, unemployment and discrimination.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 November 2008

Fedusa voices concerns over job losses

Fedusa and its affiliates on Wednesday said they were worried about the number of possible job losses resulting from the global economic crisis.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 November 2008

Cosatu to tackle ‘crisis of poverty and inequality’

Cosatu has launched a new project that will focus on making sure the lives of the poor and workers are improved, it announced on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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