Jobs stats grim, but state can play big role in helping to fix things
Real unemployment is close to 45%, so there's a need to reduce the broader cost of doing business
29 August 2021 - 00:00
The latest unemployment figures from Statistics SA were greeted with shock and outrage. It is a major concern that, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), 7.8-million people were officially unemployed in the second quarter of 2021...
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