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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 11 MIN

Unemployment rate down by 0.5%

from The National Pulse · host SAfm

    The official unemployment rate in South Africa has dropped to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of last year, that’s according to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa earlier today. The largest increases in employment were recorded in community and social services, construction and finance. For more clarity on this, we are joined by…..   GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician General of South African and head of Stats SA

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