{"id":11485,"date":"2021-06-01T15:24:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=11485"},"modified":"2021-06-01T13:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:52:29","slug":"third-consecutive-increase-in-unemployment-since-covid-19-lockdown-stats-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/third-consecutive-increase-in-unemployment-since-covid-19-lockdown-stats-sa","title":{"rendered":"Third consecutive increase in unemployment since Covid-19 lockdown \u2013 Stats SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>For the third consecutive time, unemployment in South Africa has increased. In the first quarter of 2021, it increased by 0.1 of a percentage point, reaching a new high of 32.6%.<\/p>\n

Statistics South Africa released its Q1 Quarterly Labour Force Survey on Tuesday and revealed that around 28 000 people lost their jobs between the fourth quarter of 2020 and now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the third consecutive increase in unemployment since the Covid-19 national lockdown. However, it should be noted that during Q3: 2020, Q4: 2020 and Q1: 2021, the national lockdown regulations were relaxed, which allowed travelling, and this played a role in people actively looking for work, whereas during Q2: 2020 the country was under hard lockdown that prevented movement,\u201d according to the Stats SA report.<\/p>\n

The number of discouraged work-seekers in South Africa increased by 6.9% or 201 000 people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese minor changes resulted in the official unemployment rate increasing by 0.1 of a percentage point from 32.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 32.6% in the first quarter of 2021 \u2013 the highest since the start of the QLFS in 2008,\u201d read a Stats SA media release.<\/p>\n

Of the 15 million persons who were employed in the first quarter of 2021, almost four out of every five persons (81.3%) were expected to work during the national lockdown by the companies they work for.<\/p>\n

For those who had been employed during the Covid-19 national lockdown, around 14% reported they received reduced salaries.<\/p>\n

While overall, the net decline of employment decreased by 28 000, some industries created jobs between quarter 4 of 2020 and quarter 1 of 2021. These include:<\/p>\n

– Finance up by 215 000<\/p>\n

– Community and Social Services 16 000<\/p>\n

– Utilities 16 000<\/p>\n

– Mining 12 000 and Manufacturing 7 000<\/p>\n

Job losses were observed in:<\/b><\/p>\n

– Construction 87 000<\/p>\n

– Trade 84 000<\/p>\n

– Private households 70 000<\/p>\n

– Transport 40 000<\/p>\n

– Agriculture 18 000<\/p>\n

[Thread]South Africa\u2019s #unemployment rate increased by 0,1 of a percentage point to 32,6% in Q1:2021 compared to Q4:2020.Read more here: https:\/\/t.co\/c5RimhVTkq#StatsSA pic.twitter.com\/LHfem3kmHr<\/p>\n

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