PHUTI MOSOMANE
STATISTICIAN-GENERAL Risenga Maluleke says a total of 169 000 jobs were gained between the third quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2022.
Statistics South Africa released the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Q4: 2022 on Tuesday.
The total number of persons employed was 15,9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
“The number of unemployed persons increased by 28 000 to 7,8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022,” he said.
The number of people who were not economically active for reasons other than discouragement increased by 95 000 to 13,4 million while the discouraged work-seekers decreased by 151 000 in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter, resulting in a net decrease of 57 000 in the not economically active population.
The above changes in employment and unemployment resulted in the official unemployment rate decreasing by 0,2 of a
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