South Africa Unemployed Persons

הנתונים האחרונים

הפרסום האחרון, עבור Q2, יצא ב-2026-08-11 ועמד על 8.481M. זו עלייה מ-8.137M בפעם הקודמת.

ב-7 הפרסומים האחרונים הערך נע בין 7.836M ל-8.481M, בממוצע 8.150M. הנתון עולה שלושה פרסומים ברציפות.

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למה זה חשוב

Full employment is part of most central banks' mandate. A falling unemployment rate means a tighter labour market, faster wage growth and more inflation pressure, which can keep the South African Reserve Bank hawkish; a rising rate is one of the clearest recession signals (the US "Sahm rule" flags a 0.5-point rise in the three-month average).

איך זה מחושב

Statistics South Africa usually runs a household survey: people are counted as unemployed if they had no work, were available and looked for a job recently. The rate is unemployed ÷ (employed + unemployed). Registered jobless and claimant counts instead count people signed on for benefits. Participation is the labour force ÷ working-age population.

Unemployment rate = unemployed ÷ labour force × 100
Labour force = employed + unemployed

מה המשמעות של שינויים

• A lower rate than expected usually supports the South African rand.
• Check participation: unemployment can fall because people stop looking, which is not good news.
• Broader measures (US U-6) include part-timers who want more hours.

היסטוריה קצרה

Systematic unemployment statistics began in the 1930s Depression; the International Labour Organization's definition, adopted in 1982, is used by most countries today.

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