Job News South Africa
Unemployment Stats Downplay SA’s Jobs Crisis
Sourced from Voice of the Cape /* custom css */ .tdi_4_012.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_012.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) and the Assembly of the Unemployed (AoU) note the results of the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) with concern. The results of the survey show that unemployment in South Africa has reached some of the highest levels in the country’s history. It is the youth unemployment who make up the majority of the unemployed. The AIDC and the AoU believe that austerity policies by the government will only make the situation worse. The latest QLFS results show that the official unemployment rate increased to 32,6% – the highest rate on record. But while the official unemployment’s increase of 0....
