The unemployment rate increases in the first quarter of 2025
By Rachel Mohamed A recent report from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reveals a year-on-year decline in total employment, with 74,000 fewer jobs recorded. Full-time employment also decreased by 0.6% between December last year and March this year. Speaking on VOC’s airwaves, independent economist and founding director of the Centre for Economic Development and Transformation, Duma Gqubule, emphasized the gravity of the figures. He pointed out that the most significant […]
