South Africans without a Matric swell the ranks of the jobless.
This is apparent in the latest third quarter Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey‚ which also showed that unemployment had worsened from the previous quarter.
Over 20 million people do not earn an income in our economy – a greater number than those who do.
Stats SA said the working-age population was 36‚1 million of which 15‚8 million were employed‚ 5‚4 million unemployed and 14‚9 million not economically active.
Key points from the report:
- More than half (58%) of the black African and coloured unemployed had an educational level of less than matric.
- Black male graduates are most likely to land a job ahead of candidates from other race groups.
- More white graduates are struggling to find jobs.
“The proportion of unemployed white graduates increased (by 3‚2 percentage points) from 8‚5% in Q3: 2014 to 11‚7% in Q3: 2015.”
- Fewer than half of white and Indian employees have a post-Matric.
The report states: “The highest share of the employed population with tertiary qualifications (graduates and other tertiary) is found among the white and Indian population groups. In Q3: 2015‚ 48‚6% of employed white persons and 33‚8% employed Indians had a tertiary qualification”.
Stats SA says there are “large disparities in the labour absorption rate by education level within population groups – where higher levels of education are associated with higher absorption rates”.
“The absorption rate for men is higher than the absorption rate for women at all educational levels. However‚ the gender gap in the absorption rates is less pronounced among those with tertiary qualifications (graduates and other tertiary).
“At every education level‚ the absorption rate among black African men is lower than that of men in other population groups‚ except for graduates‚ where the absorption rate for black African men is higher than that of Indian men (by 2‚2 percentage points).”
Overall‚ the official unemployment rate increased to 25‚5%‚ up 0‚5 of a percentage point in the third quarter of 2015 compared to second quarter of 2015. Increases in the official unemployment rate were recorded in six of the nine provinces. The largest increases were recorded in Northern Cape (2‚1 percentage points) and Gauteng (1‚8 percentage points).
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Skills crisis highlighted by SA Labour Force Survey
South Africans without a Matric swell the ranks of the jobless.
This is apparent in the latest third quarter Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey‚ which also showed that unemployment had worsened from the previous quarter.
Over 20 million people do not earn an income in our economy – a greater number than those who do.
Stats SA said the working-age population was 36‚1 million of which 15‚8 million were employed‚ 5‚4 million unemployed and 14‚9 million not economically active.
Key points from the report:
- More than half (58%) of the black African and coloured unemployed had an educational level of less than matric.
- Black male graduates are most likely to land a job ahead of candidates from other race groups.
- More white graduates are struggling to find jobs.
“The proportion of unemployed white graduates increased (by 3‚2 percentage points) from 8‚5% in Q3: 2014 to 11‚7% in Q3: 2015.”
- Fewer than half of white and Indian employees have a post-Matric.
The report states: “The highest share of the employed population with tertiary qualifications (graduates and other tertiary) is found among the white and Indian population groups. In Q3: 2015‚ 48‚6% of employed white persons and 33‚8% employed Indians had a tertiary qualification”.
Stats SA says there are “large disparities in the labour absorption rate by education level within population groups – where higher levels of education are associated with higher absorption rates”.
“The absorption rate for men is higher than the absorption rate for women at all educational levels. However‚ the gender gap in the absorption rates is less pronounced among those with tertiary qualifications (graduates and other tertiary).
“At every education level‚ the absorption rate among black African men is lower than that of men in other population groups‚ except for graduates‚ where the absorption rate for black African men is higher than that of Indian men (by 2‚2 percentage points).”
Overall‚ the official unemployment rate increased to 25‚5%‚ up 0‚5 of a percentage point in the third quarter of 2015 compared to second quarter of 2015. Increases in the official unemployment rate were recorded in six of the nine provinces. The largest increases were recorded in Northern Cape (2‚1 percentage points) and Gauteng (1‚8 percentage points).
Click here to see the full report
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