South Africa's official unemployment rate rose 0.9 percentage points to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, with 8.5 million people unemployed.

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Source: Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Date: Q2 2026
Method: National household labour-force survey
Region: South Africa
Beat: Economy, Policy and Public Sector · Workforce and Skills

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South Africa's official unemployment rate rose 0.9 percentage points to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, with 8.5 million people unemployed. (Source: Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Q2 2026). Via SourceDesk: sourcedesk.co.za/e/8c7m9t

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