WATCH: How SA’s jobless problem will take time to solve

South Africa's labour absorption rate, or the proportion of the working-age population that is employed, has decreased from 45.8% in 2001 to 43.3% this year. SA also has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world, at 55.9%. Gabriela Mackay, from the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR), explains why the institute believes that SA's jobless woes are set to continue. OR LISTEN TO THE AUDIO:

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