Unemployed on the Increase – Stats SA
The Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says the unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2010 increased 0.9 of a percentage point to 25.2 percent.
Stats SA, which released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2010, found that the total number of unemployed is 4.3 million for the first quarter of 2010.
Employment declined by 171 000 between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, with the formal sector losing 140 000 jobs and the informal sector shedding 100 000.
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Stats SA, which released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2010, found that the total number of unemployed is 4.3 million for the first quarter of 2010.
Employment declined by 171 000 between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, with the formal sector losing 140 000 jobs and the informal sector shedding 100 000.
To read the article titled, “Stats SA: unemployment rate increases,” click here.
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