South Africa Unemployment Rate

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South Africa’s economy expanded by a marginal 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025

AGRICULTURE SECTOR GROWTH

SA economy grows marginally by 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025

The GDP expansion was largely driven by increased activity in the agriculture sector

Aarti Bhana

Youth unemployment rose to 43.8% among 15-to-34-year-olds in Q4 2025, even as the headline rate fell. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Unemployment drops to 32.1% in third quarter

The jobless rate is down from the two-year high of 33.5% recorded in the second quarter

Aarti Bhana

Chicken farmers are not the only ones to have borne the brunt of government failings, but their experience illustrates what can go wrong. File photo

ANTI DUMPING DUTIES ON CHICKEN IMPORTS

How the South African government’s policies are hindering poultry industry growth and job creation

Despite a R1.8 billion investment that created 2 000 jobs, low demand and stalled export growth leave poultry production capacity idle

Francois Baird