Current Unemployment Rate South Africa 2024. South africa’s unemployment rate rose in the fourth quarter as the social services and agriculture sectors cut jobs. South africa unemployment rate for 2021 was 28.77%, a 4.43% increase from 2020.
This is the highest rate since 2022. Data released by statistics south africa shows the official rate of unemployment went up to 33.5% in the quarter, up from 32.9% in the first quarter of 2024.