Johannesburg - South Africa's unemployment rate eased to 24.1% of the labour force in the fourth quarter of 2013, the lowest in seven quarters, from a revised 24.5% in the third quarter, data showed on Tuesday.
In its quarterly labour force survey which polls households, Statistics South Africa said this amounted to 4.83 million people without work in the fourth quarter, down from 4.88 million in the previous three months.
The expanded definition of unemployment, which includes people who have stopped looking for work, was at 34.0%.
In its quarterly labour force survey which polls households, Statistics South Africa said this amounted to 4.83 million people without work in the fourth quarter, down from 4.88 million in the previous three months.
The expanded definition of unemployment, which includes people who have stopped looking for work, was at 34.0%.