Unemployment rate improves to 31.4%

[Engineering News - South Africa] - 17/02/2026

South Africa's official unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 of a percentage point to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with the unemployment rate of 31.9% in the third quarter, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports. Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey showed an increase of (…)

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