Thomas and Skhumba: How are you encouraging unemployed friends and family members?
Unemployment has hit a record high of 34.4%, or 7.8 million jobless people in South Africa. Stats SA released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter on Tuesday. This is the highest unemployment rate recorded since the survey started in 2008. The unemployment rate was previously 32.6%, and the number of jobless people was 7.2 million. The expanded definition of unemployment - which accounts for those discouraged […]