Pretoria - The unemployment rate dropped to 24.7% of the labour force in the third quarter of the year, compared with 25.6% in the second quarter, data showed on Tuesday.
In its Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which polls households, Statistics South Africa said this amounted to 4.6 million people without work in the third quarter, down from 4.7 million in the previous three months.
The expanded definition of unemployment, which includes people who have stopped looking for work, was at 35.6%, from 36.8% previously.
In its Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which polls households, Statistics South Africa said this amounted to 4.6 million people without work in the third quarter, down from 4.7 million in the previous three months.
The expanded definition of unemployment, which includes people who have stopped looking for work, was at 35.6%, from 36.8% previously.