The number of people with jobs in South African has
more than doubled over the past 21 years to 15.66-million this year from
7.97-million in 1994, according to data compiled by the South African
Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR).
Although this was a "largely unacknowledged success", an insufficient number of jobs was created, so the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high, it said in the December issue of its Fast Facts summary.
Although this was a "largely unacknowledged success", an insufficient number of jobs was created, so the unemployment rate has remained stubbornly high, it said in the December issue of its Fast Facts summary.
