South Africa’s unemployment rate is one of the highest in the world.
In the first three months of this year, South Africa recorded a retreat in unemployment for the first time since the last quarter of 2018. Next week, Statistics South Africa’s quarterly labour force survey will show whether the jobless level has continued to fall from the record heights it hit recently.
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Sarah Smit
Sarah Smit is a general news reporter at the Mail & Guardian. She covers topics relating to labour, corruption and the law.
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