Stats SA released the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in Pretoria on Tuesday.

FILE: Unemployed builders, tilers and plumbers hold signs seeking jobs on the side of the road in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

Statistics South Africa said that the country’s official unemployment rate eased marginally to 32.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

This is a decrease of 0.2 of a percentage point from the previous quarter’s 32.9%.

This means almost that 16 million people were still unemployed during this period.

Stats SA released the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in Pretoria on Tuesday.

By: Nokukhanya Mntambo

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