Limpopo job bloodbath deepening — survey

Limpopo's job bloodbath is deepening as unemployment rises, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey.

- Alex Japho Matlala

The survey shows the unemployment rate jumped by 0.6 percentage points, from 34.4% in the first quarter, to 35% in the second quarter, while the country as a whole saw a modest 0.3-percentage point increase in the official unemployment rate.

During her state of the province address in February, premier Phophi Ramathuba, said the challenge was to grow Limpopo's economy to reduce poverty by creating job opportunities.