The South African economy has had a loss of about 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020. This is according to the data that was released by StatsSA
The South African economy has had a loss of about 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020. This is according to the data that was released by StatsSA.
This pushes the official unemployment rate of the country to 23.3%, which is a considerable decrease from the 30.1% figure recorded in the first quarter.
According to an extended definition of unemployment (those who are depressed or who have given up on searching for employment), the rate scaled up to 42% in the second quarter.
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The South African economy shed 2,2 million jobs in Q2:2020. #StatsSA #unemployment #employment pic.twitter.com/DDWWODIdaG
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) September 29, 2020
The results show that EC recorded the highest official and expanded #unemployment rates.
Read more here: https://t.co/jvLFY3yxRE#StatsSA #employment pic.twitter.com/sYSslgso6L
— Stats SA (@StatsSA) September 29, 2020
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