Jobs blood-bath: 9 million people now unemployed in South Africa
22 November 2016
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey released for Quarter 3 2016 has revealed a staggering increase in the number of unemployed South Africans, rising from 8.9 million to 9.016 million, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 136 000 people.
Since the third quarter last year, a shocking 712 000 South Africans joined the ranks of the unemployed.
This is a jobs blood-bath. These are not just numbers and percentages, but ordinary people who will now no longer have an income to support themselves and their families.
Our country faces an unprecedented crisis which demands every person’s concern. We cannot accept the status-quo of Jacob Zuma and his ANC’s corruption, skewed priorities, and policy uncertainty, which continues to hamper economic growth and job creation.