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INTERNATIONAL South Africa: Jobless rate back just under one in four

1 August 2012
The unemployment rate in South Africa has dipped under 25% to 24.9% in Q2 2012, with the number of employed people rising by 62,000.
Wed, 1 Aug 2012

The unemployment rate in South Africa has dipped under 25% to 24.9% in Q2 2012, with the number of employed people rising by 62,000.

It had previously stood at 25.2%, and the sectors creating the highest number of new jobs were community & social services and construction & mining, reports government news agency SAnews.

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