Durban — In the backdrop of a National Youth Day commemoration, statistics revealed that the unemployment rate among young people between 15-34 years of age has soared to 45.5% from 32.9% in the first quarter of 2024.
According to Statistics SA, youth with some form of experience were much quicker in transitioning from inactivity into employment between quarters, which was between the rates of 12.3% and 7.4%.
Sharing his hardships of being unemployed and how he navigated life, Ntuthuko Mabaso, a Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), Human Resources Management Degree graduate, said that after completing his studies he faced the harsh reality of a job market with a staggering 45.5% unemployment rate for the youth.