The number of unemployed people who are actively looking for jobs has fallen sharply in the country due to national lockdown instituted to limit the spread of the coronavirus. As a result, the official unemployment rate - which is a sample of the number of people who are looking for employment - has fallen sharply from 30,1% in the first three months of the year to 23,3% currently
in the second quarter. For more, we are joined by Siphamandla Mkhwanazi: FNB Senior Economist.
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