Sa Unemployment Rate 2024. According to the latest quarterly labour force survey (qlfs) data from stats sa, south africa’s official unemployment rate increased to 32.1% in q4 of 2023 from 31.9% in q3. Stats sa published its quarterly labour force findings, which show the official unemployment rate has risen by 0.6 percentage points in the second quarter of this year to 33.5%.

South africa’s unemployment rate increased to 32.9% in q1 of 2024, the highest in a year, up from 32.1% in the prior period. The official unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to statistics south africa’s quarterly labour force survey.