Black women and youth most vulnerable in SA job market

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In the third quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year, the unemployment rate among black women is 39.1% - which is 4% higher than the national average for women.

JOHANNESBURG - The latest unemployment numbers show that black women and the youth remain the most vulnerable in the South African job market.South Africa seems to be on the mend in terms of employment as the country recorded its second consecutive decline in unemployment.

The unemployment rate dropped from 33.9% in the second quarter to 32.9% in the third quarter of 2022 - meaning 204,000 jobs were gained during this period. In the third quarter of 2022, the unemployment rate among black women is 39.1% - which is 4% higher than the national average for women."Further you look at people in long-term unemployment out of the 7.7 million unemployed, you have about 5.9 million that are long-term unemployed.

"When we say long-term unemployment, we are talking about those that haven't been employed for a year or longer and that accounts for about 77% of the unemployed people."Out of the 11.2 million unemployed people according to the expanded definition – approximately 3.5 million are young people between 15 and 24 who are not in employment, education or training.

 

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Plenty jobs in municipalities in South Africa - training, teaching, child care, development programs - rebuilding - SAFETY AND SECURITY!!! NO MONEY TO EMPLOY - the day tax money are not looted - you will be employed. If is just so.

SANs have worked themselves out of the job market with their entitlement and lazy attitudes. Always want more money and benefits whiles making as little effort as possible to earn the money.

If the government wants to keep any credibility in this field they must give full, honest and verifiable statistics. This constant steam of hints that women and children are the worst victims of any and every situation is largely a lie.

And ywant them to compete with Zimbabwean men

NgomaTshiamo Aren’t they the ones voting for the Anc🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Our government system is slowly forcing them to be prostitutes

ScholtzSusan So there’s no men in SA?

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