According to data from Statsa (Q4 2020), the table below indicates the number of people that remain unemployed, ranging from less than 3 months to more than five years.
Unemployed youth (15-24 years) by duration of unemployment |
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|
Less than Matric |
Matric |
Other Tertiary |
Graduates |
Total |
Less than 3 months |
47,558 |
30,998 |
11,213 |
5,406 |
95,175 |
3 months to less than 6 months |
27,752 |
21,612 |
2,983 |
211 |
52,559 |
6 months to less than 9 months |
30,041 |
29,459 |
5,290 |
998 |
65,787 |
9 months to less than 1 year |
34,422 |
79,550 |
18,946 |
2,643 |
135,560 |
1 year to less than 3 years |
200,574 |
278,745 |
35,182 |
0 |
514,501 |
3 years to 5 years |
128,614 |
116,697 |
6,094 |
1,347 |
252,753 |
More than 5 years |
106,805 |
79,162 |
10,718 |
1,666 |
198,351 |
Don't know |
0 |
0 |
1,969 |
0 |
39,929 |
Total |
581,440 |
647,680 |
93,157 |
12,632 |
1,334,909 |
Source: Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Quarter 4 2020