South Africa official unemployment rate; percent of labour force, 2024-Q4 to 2026-Q1.
South Africa’s official unemployment rate is tracked across 5 official observations from 2024-Q4 to 2026-Q1. The series uses percent of labour force from Statistics South Africa on a consistent measurement basis. The value moved from 31.9% to 32.7%, an increase of 0.8, or 2.5%. The highest reading was 33.2% in 2025-Q2.
Source 1: Unemployment — official and expanded rates, employment levels
Publisher: Statistics South Africa
Dataset/table: Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Units: % of labour force / million persons
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Supports the source-backed values used for South Africa Official Unemployment Rate, 2024–2026.
Values follow the official scope and definitions.
Values follow the official Statistics South Africa definitions, periods and units. Where the release provides selected observations, the page reports them without interpolation.
All consequential values come from Statistics South Africa. Each value retains its official period, unit and measurement basis.
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