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Country or Region: South Africa › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all South Africa indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2019
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Rand
Currency Symbol: ZAR

Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2014 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: South African rand Data last updated: 03/2016

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for South Africa in year 2015 is 25.366 %.

This makes South Africa No. 3 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2015. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.44 %; South Africa is 20.93 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2014, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for South Africa was 25.10 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for South Africa in 2015 was or will be 1.06% more than it was or will be in 2014.

In the following or forecasted year, 2016, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for South Africa was or will be 26.10 %, which is 2.91% more than the 2015 figure.