South Africa’s unemployment rate rises to 33.7% in Q3, jobless population hits 8.6 million

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South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, while the unemployed population reached 8.6 million. The figures were reported by Statistics South Africa.

South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, with the number of unemployed people rising to 8.6 million, according to Statistics South Africa. The post South Africa’s unemployment rate rises to 33.7% in Q3, jobless population hits 8.6 million appeared first on Nairametrics.

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