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Cape Town – South Africa's unemployment rate remains stubbornly high at 27.7% in the second quarter of 2017, the highest rate since September 2003.
Young people between the ages of 15 to 24 remain vulnerable in the labour market with an unemployment rate of close to 56%, with a labour absorption rate of only 12%. Among the unemployed in this category, altogether 32.2% are not in employment, education or training.
“This means approximately 3.3 million young people between 15 to 24 years of age are idle,” said statistician general Pali Lehohla.
So how are we to react to this news? South Africans took to Twitter to express their views.
#unemploymentWhen you're unemployed and they say you should open your own business..with what money now? pic.twitter.com/1gp5eXMVBZ
— LEBOGANG (@Lebzture) August 7, 2017
#unemployment I think it's about time we start get paid for being unemployed
— X.Alive (@XolaniPercivalS) August 7, 2017
" #unemployment is now trending in South Africa " I mean people aren't doing it to be trendy...more like Zuma destroyed our economy pic.twitter.com/C1s8wycxIq
— Nikita (@sgtcurrypants) August 7, 2017
If you're #unemployment please write a business plan instead of a CV .
— TSHIAMO CHAUKE (@TheeRealTshiamo) August 7, 2017
#unemployment So basically if you have a job or some sort of source of income you should consider yourself blessed. ??
— Lil Miss Sunshine ?? (@_PrimmyROSE) August 7, 2017
The reality of life #unemployment pic.twitter.com/86totVE3u9
— Papa shammah (@Maano_Dzunpat) August 7, 2017#Unemployment is real, I never belived in it before but now I got a degree at UKZN and am staying at home jobless. Really pissin me off. ????
— Max Is Well ?? (@LathaPhilani) August 7, 2017
Employment in the second quarter according to #StatsSA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey #Unemployment pic.twitter.com/2b6xKjcBzW
— SA Gov News (@SAgovnews) August 7, 2017
#unemployment level due those former employees who get loan & failed to pay even though they're working now but statistical they're jobless pic.twitter.com/IGHRLMrcpo
— JerryMpiana (@JerryMpiana) August 7, 2017
#unemployment someone has promised us 1million job but #dololo instead our money is in Gulf Nation called United Arab Emirate#Dubai
— Donald (@ddmhlanga1) August 7, 2017
#unemployment People we must not be surprised,these are the consequences, of State Capture, corruption & stealing money by Guptas to Dubai.
— SmartPrincessyomZulu (@SmaZuluPrincess) August 7, 2017
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