announced the unemployment rate increased to 34.9% in the three months to September from 34.4% in the second quarter.
Youth aged 15 to 24 years and 25 to 34 years recorded the highest unemployment rates at 66.5% and 43.8%, respectively. Stats SA said the number of discouraged work seekers increased by 545,000 and the number of people who were not economically active for reasons other than discouragement increased by 443,000 between the two quarters, resulting in a net increase of 988,000 in the not economically active population.
The unemployment rate among women was 37.3% in the third quarter compared with 32.9% among men, according to the official definition of unemployment. The unemployment rate among black women was 41.5% compared with 9.9% among white women, 25.2% among Indian/Asian women and 29.1% among coloured women.
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