In 2023, the youth unemployment rate in South Africa remained nearly unchanged at around 50.47 percent. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the youth unemployment rate in South Africa with 50.47 percent. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the economically active population aged 15 to 24 currently without work but in search of employment. The youth unemployment rate does not include economically inactive persons such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.
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World Bank. (May 30, 2024). South Africa: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813010/youth-unemployment-rate-in-south-africa/
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World Bank. (2024). South Africa: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813010/youth-unemployment-rate-in-south-africa/
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South Africa: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813010/youth-unemployment-rate-in-south-africa/