Unemployment rate in South Africa, 2016
Unemployment rate in 2016: Annual value — 26.725 % of the labour force. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.
Unemployment rate in 2016
- Value: 26.725 % of the labour force
- Change vs 2015: +1.375 % of the labour force (+5.42 %)
- Position in history: above 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 (36 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2016
- Source: International Monetary Fund
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % of the labour force |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 24.8 |
| 2012 | 24.875 |
| 2013 | 24.725 |
| 2014 | 25.1 |
| 2015 | 25.35 |
| 2016 | 26.725 |
| 2017 | 27.45 |
| 2018 | 27.125 |
| 2019 | 28.7 |
| 2020 | 29.175 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for South Africa — on the Unemployment rate page.
Other years
- Unemployment rate in 2011
- Unemployment rate in 2012
- Unemployment rate in 2013
- Unemployment rate in 2014
- Unemployment rate in 2015
- Unemployment rate in 2017
- Unemployment rate in 2018
- Unemployment rate in 2019
- Unemployment rate in 2020
- Unemployment rate in 2021
- Unemployment rate in 2022
- Unemployment rate in 2023
- Unemployment rate in 2024
- Unemployment rate in 2025
- Unemployment rate in 2026