In 2023, the youth unemployment rate in South Africa remained nearly unchanged at around 49.14 percent. Still, 2023 marked the second consecutive decline of the youth unemployment rate. The youth unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons such as full-time students or the long-term unemployed.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). South Africa: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813010/youth-unemployment-rate-in-south-africa/
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