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From January to March 2020, some 2,906,779 South African jobs were created by tourism-related industries. This figure is an increase of 1,7% (49,017) in total jobs created by the tourism-related industries when compared to January-March 2019.Note: Previous quarterly performance reports provided esti...

The official unemployment rate increased by 1.7% to 32.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 30.8% in the third quarter of 2020. Related: Frequently asked questions about jobs in South Africa ...

In the fourth quarter of 2020, the official unemployment rate for young people (aged 15–24 years) was 63.2%, a 1.9% increase from 61.3% in the third quarter of 2020. Related: Is youth unemployment in South Africa among the highest in the world? ...

The Gini coefficient isa globally used measure of inequality,among individuals or households within an economy.The coefficient ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 represents perfect equality (all individuals have the same income) and 1 indicates perfect inequality (where one person has all...

The release of South Africa’s official unemployment numbers for the second quarter of 2020 (April to June) has been delayed. According to an analysis of National Income Dynamics Study – Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey data, women accounted for the bulk of net job losses. This is “because wo...

South African households had an average annual income of R138,168 in 2015. On average, male-headed households had a higher income than female-headed households.See a breakdown of the sources of household income here....

South Africans had an average household expenditure of R103,293 from October 2014 to October 2015....