Unemployment rate in South Africa, 1996

Unemployment rate in 1996: Annual value — 20.3 % of the labour force. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

Unemployment rate in 1996 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 20.3 % of the labour force, source International Monetary Fund
Unemployment rate in 1996 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

Unemployment rate in 1996

  • Value: 20.3 % of the labour force
  • Change vs 1995: +3.8 % of the labour force (+23.03 %)
  • Position in history: below the 47-year average (average — 23.1087 % of the labour force)
  • Series maximum — 34.3 % of the labour force in 2021
  • Series minimum — 9.2406 % of the labour force in 1980 (16 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 1996
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of the labour force
199120.1617
199221.213
199322.1631
199422.8896
199516.5
199620.3
199722
199826.1
199923.3
200023

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