The official unemployment rate for South Africans between the ages of 20 and 24 is over 50%. This segment comprises 27% of all unemployed South Africans. (Labour Force Survey 2006)

This week’s theme: Young adults

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• Employment by degree According to the latest Labour Force Survey, there are 675,000 people...
• Home alone There are 4.4 million unemployed adults in South Africa (excluding those...
• Better by degrees 26.8% of those aged 15 to 65 whose highest level of...