South Africa'S Unemployment Rate 2024. South africa unemployment rate for 2021 was 28.77%, a 4.43%.  — in the second quarter of 2024, unemployment climbed to 33.5% and, when using statistics south africa’s expanded definition, which includes discouraged job.

It is bad news for south africa’s unemployment sector as after eight consecutive increases, employment dropped by 22,000 in the last quarter of 2023,.  — south africa’s official unemployment rate of 33% is the highest in the world, and economists say it’s even higher at 42% if you count those who have given up.