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May 25, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Youth unemployment: statistics & solutions

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HCHuman Sciences Research Council

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze the high youth unemployment rate in South Africa and explore potential solutions.
  • Review of labour-force statistics indicating a 29% unemployment rate among youth.
  • Seminar discussions involving researchers from HSRC and World Bank.
  • Youth unemployment in South Africa reached 29% in 2019, the highest in a decade.
  • Education and skills significantly affect employment opportunities.
  • Networking plays a crucial role in helping youth secure jobs.

Abstract

Labour-force statistics indicate that the official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 29% in the second quarter of 2019, the highest in a decade. At a recent seminar, researchers from the HSRC and World Bank focused on youth unemployment, highlighting the impact of education, skills and less tangible capital, such as networks, in finding employment.

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Human Sciences Research Council (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a13e83b0e02ee3982d32e56https://doi.org/10.14749/32379414
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