Statistics South Africa says unemployment in the country, eased slightly, in Q:4 of 2020, as 76-thousand jobs were created. This follows the further easing of lockdown restrictions, late last year. Stats SA says total employment increased by 0.8%, quarter-on-quarter, to 9.64-million (from 9.56-million in Q:3). 

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