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South Africa’s #unemployment rate increased by 1,8 percentage points to 34,4% in Q2:2021 compared to Q1:2021.

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#COVID19 Impact on data collection for the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS).

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There were about 54 000 less people employed in Q2:2021 than Q1:2021.

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There were increases in both unemployed and discouraged work seekers in Q2:2021

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The number of Not Economically Active persons declined by 386 000 in Q2:2021 compared to Q1:2021.

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The Labour force participation rate increased by 1,1 percentage points from 56,4% in Q1:2021 to 57,5% in Q2:2021.

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EC recorded the highest official and expanded #unemployment rates. LP and NC provinces have more than 15,0 percentage points difference between their expanded and official unemployment rates.

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The formal sector in South Africa accounts for 68,3% of total #employment.

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Formal sector #employment decreased by 375 000 jobs between Q1:2021 and Q2:2021.

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Trade, #construction, and #agriculture have higher #employment shares relative to their #GDP contribution.

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Graduate #unemployment is 23,4% points lower than the national official unemployment rate.

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Youth aged 15-24 years and 25-34 years recorded the highest #unemployment rates of 64,4% and 42,9% respectively.

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Approximately 3,4 million (33,0%) out of 10,2 million young people aged 15-24 years were not in #employment, #education, or #training (NEET).

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The #unemployment rate among the black African (38,2%) population group remains higher than the national average and other population groups. (From 36,7% in Q1:2021).

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Black African women are the most vulnerable with an #unemployment rate of 41,0% in Q2:2021. This is 4,2 percentage points higher than the national average.

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Irrespective of gender, the black African and coloured population groups remain vulnerable in the labour market.

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Of the 14,9 million persons who were employed in Q2:2021, at least 8 in every 10 (82,7%) were expected to work during the national lockdown by the companies/organisations they work for.

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Professionals and Managers were more likely than all other occupations to be working from home.

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91,0% of the employed continued to receive pay during lockdown compared to those in Q1:2021 (91,3%).

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About 9 in 10 graduates received their full salary in Q2:2021. The share of those receiving full salary increased between Q1:2021 and Q2:2021 except among those with matric, where it declined from 86,4% to 85,4%.

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