ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED? YOU’RE NOT ALONE, STATS SA REVEALS SHOCKING RESULTS!

The official unemployment rate increased by 0,3 of a percentage point to 33,2% in Q2:2025 compared to Q1:2025.

It is reported that South Africa has jumped to created 19 000 jobs in the first quarter while more than 140 000 jobs were lost, ticking up unemployment figures in the South African economy.

Releasing the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Statistics South Africa reported that the official unemployment rate rose to 33.2% in the second quarter.

That compares to the 32.9% registered in the first quarter.

Stats SA says the number of unemployed persons grew by 140 000 to 8.4 million, while the number of employed persons increased by 19 000 to 16.8 million.

Discouraged work-seekers decreased by 28 000, down 0.8%, while the number of people deemed not economically active for reasons other than discouragement remained unchanged in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter.

The expanded unemployment rate for the second quarter decreased by 0.2 percentage points, coming in at 42.9%.