Once more, SA’s statistics authority sent out shock waves when it released the latest employment data last week. In reporting the numbers, many news outlets and commentators kept repeating how unemployment has reached unprecedented levels.

But it’s important to note that Stats SA has had to adjust its surveying method due to Covid, using only part of the sample because of the limitations around conducting face-to-face engagements...

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