Unemployment Rate 2024 South African Economy. South africa unemployment rate for 2021 was 28.77%, a 4.43% increase from 2020. According to stats sa, the official unemployment rate stands at 32.9 %, an increase of 0.8 of a percentage point in first quarter of 2024 (q1:
This represents the highest reading since the beginning of 2023 when the rate was also 32,9%. Statista says this is a rate of 33.5%, which makes.