“Politicking” may be contributing to the rising unemployment rate
14 May 2019
The release today of the total unemployed population in our country which has increased by 0.5 percent is indicative of the lack of clear policy positions on growing the economy.
It appears that "politicking" has hijacked the jobs space to enrich a few and not the millions of unemployed South Africans who are suffering particularly in sectors which have seen a significant decline in job numbers.
Youth Unemployment now rests at a staggering 55.2% of the total unemployed population which represents over 27.6% for the first quarter of this year as announced today by Statistics South Africa's (StatsSA’s) latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) 2019.
The QLFS numbers speak volumes. It is high time that the petty politicking and false promises stop in our country.