Discussion | SA Unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q12026

The quarterly labour force survey released by Stats SA revealed that the official unemployment rate rose by 1.3% from 31.4% in the last quarter of 2025 to 32.7% in the first quarter of this year.

To make sense of this data, we speak to Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG South Africa



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