Unemployment Rate 2024 South Africa. South africa’s official unemployment rate has reached 32.1% for the third quarter of 2024—improving by 1.4 percentage points over the previous quarter. The unemployment rate has decreased to 32.1% in the third quarter of 2024 from 33.5% in the second quarter.
South africa unemployment rate is updated quarterly, available from mar 2008 to jun 2024, with an average rate of 26.45%. South africa’s unemployment rate decreased for the first time this year, dropping to 32.1 percent in the third quarter.