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Youth unemployment: statistics & solutions

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Labour-force statistics indicate that the official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 29% in the second quarter of 2019, the highest in a decade. At a recent seminar, researchers from the HSRC and World Bank focused on youth unemployment, highlighting the impact of education, skills and less tangible capital, such as networks, in finding employment.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32379414

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Education and Labor Relations

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162204099

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