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WATCH: SA total employment falls 0.8% year on year

Business Day TV speaks to Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop

In 1994, 3.7-million people were unemployed, compared with 12.6-million today, the CDE said during the release of its unemployment report. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
In 1994, 3.7-million people were unemployed, compared with 12.6-million today, the CDE said during the release of its unemployment report. Picture: GALLO IMAGES

SA’s unemployment queues stretched ever further in 2024. According to the latest data from Stats SA, total employment declined 0.8% during the year as 91,000 jobs were lost over that period. Business Day TV spoke to Annabel Bishop, chief economist at Investec, for more detail.

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