{"id":11688,"date":"2018-10-30T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=11688"},"modified":"2018-10-30T11:32:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:32:09","slug":"who-is-most-likely-to-be-affected-by-long-term-unemployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=11688","title":{"rendered":"Who is most likely to be affected by long-term unemployment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa’s official unemployment rate is on the increase. In the past 10 years (2008\u20132018), the unemployment rate has increased from 21,5% to almost 28,0%. Unemployment refers to those persons who were not employed, had taken steps to look for a job or to start a business and were available to take up a job had it been offered. Now, the main hiccup lies with those persons who have been unemployed for longer periods and still do not find any form of employment.<\/p>\n

Long-term unemployment refers to people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more. The long-term unemployment rate shows the proportion of persons in long-term unemployment among all unemployed persons. According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Q3:\u00a02018, released by Statistics South Africa, 6,2 million South Africans are now unemployed, and 4,3 million of them have been unemployed for a year or longer. Between Q3:\u00a02008 and Q3:\u00a02018, the number of persons who were in long-term unemployment increased by 1,7 million, from 2,6 million in 2008.<\/p>\n

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This has resulted in the proportion of persons in long-term unemployment increasing by 9,4 percentage points from 59,4% in Q3:\u00a02008 to 68,8% in Q3:\u00a02018.<\/p>\n

The most affected persons were women and youth. More men (51,4%) than women were unemployed in 2018 compared to 2008. However, the percentage of women who were in long-term unemployment was higher than that of men in both 2008 and 2018. Long-term unemployment affects the youth more than it affects the adults. Although the percentage of youth in long-term unemployment declined by 7,4 percentage points from 2008 to 2018, about two-thirds of those in long-term unemployment were youth (15\u201334 years) in 2018.<\/p>\n

According to the OECD, long-term unemployment causes significant mental and material stress for those affected and their families. It is also of particular concern for policymakers, as high rates of long-term unemployment indicate that labour markets are operating inefficiently.\u00b9<\/p>\n

Once a person has been in long-term unemployment, the probability of finding a job declines, leaving them at risk of being permanently detached from the labour market.<\/p>\n

Download the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Q3:\u00a02018 report here<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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South Africa’s official unemployment rate is on the increase. In the past 10 years (2008\u20132018), the unemployment rate has increased from 21,5% to almost 28,0%. Unemployment refers to those persons who were not employed, had taken steps to look for a job or to start a business and were available to take up a job   read more »<\/a><\/p>\n

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