South Africa's unemployment rate has seen a surge in the past year. The high unemployment rate is a significant concern for the ruling African National Congress.
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South Africa's unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday. The Quarterly Labor Force Survey reported that the number of unemployed working-age people in South Africa rose to 7.9 million after 46,000 more became unemployed in the last three months of 2023, increasing from 31.9%. The news is a blow to the ruling African National Congress party as it faces its steepest election test ever in a few months.
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