Statistics South Africa (2026, August). Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Quarter 2: 2026. Statistical release P0211. Pretoria: Stats SA.
The survey puts the official unemployment rate at 33.6 percent and the expanded rate, which adds the potential labor force, at 43.8 percent. The wiki uses both in South Africa on the Curve as the latest reading of work, the household measure that has tracked GDP most closely in the South African record. The link is to the release’s media statement.