South Africa unemployment rate rises to 8.6 million as job gains lag workforce growth
South Africa unemployment rate rises to 8.6 million as job gains lag workforce growth PRETORIA — South Africa’s official unemployment rate edged up to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026 from 33.6% the previous quarter, Statistics South Africa said Tuesday, as the number of people looking for work outpaced modest job creation. The number […] The post South Africa unemployment rate rises to 8.6 million as job gains lag workforce growth first appeared on The Zambian Observer .