The Latest Breaking News from Unemployment

In August 2023, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady at a 23-year high of 5.33%. With inflation slowing down and the unemployment rate slightly rising, many believe that the Fed will cut interest rates in its upcoming meeting on September 17-18.

Are we headed for a recession? The answer is complex – although for young people it already feels like one

South Africa’s youth unemployment rate, at 45.5% (among those aged between 15 and 34), is worryingly high, even in the context of widespread unemployment across the African continent. More than 72 million young people in Africa, most of them women, are neither employed nor pursuing tertiary education.

By 2050, one in every three young people on earth will be of African origin, according to the 2024 International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth report. Africa’s young people will be key players in the direction of future global consumption, culture and even stability.