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South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.2% in Q2 Amid Weak Job Growth | SA News

South Africa’s unemployment rate edged higher again in the second quarter of 2025, reaching 33.2%, data released by StatsSA reveals. This marks an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the first quarter, surprising economists who had predicted a more modest rise to 33%.

To provide insight into the figures, Nkosi Pendile-Shange, economist at the Bureau for Economic Research, joined us for analysis.

“The upward trend in unemployment was somewhat expected given ongoing economic pressures, especially during the first two months of Q2,” Pendile-Shange said. “However, the magnitude of the increase was larger than we anticipated.”

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