Disillusioned youths give up seeking work as a bad job

30 June 2015 - 02:01
By BDlive

Youth unemployment increased between 2008 and the first quarter of this year, and more young people have given up looking for work, Statistics SA's youth labour market report showed yesterday. Of the approximately 19.7million working-age youth (15 to 34 years), 9.8million were not economically active, 6.

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