John chats to Roy Mnisi, Executive Director at Master Builders South Africa about the latest fourth-quarter 2025 labour force numbers, which showed a steady decline in the official unemployment rate to 31.4% from 31.9%. 

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John chats to Roy Mnisi, Executive Director at Master Builders South Africa about the latest fourth-quarter 2025 labour force numbers, which showed a steady decline in the official unemployment rate to 31.4% from 31.9%.&nbsp;
702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.&nbsp; Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman. &nbsp; Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 &nbsp;https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj&nbsp; For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd&nbsp; Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc&nbsp; Follow us on social media:&nbsp; &nbsp; 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702&nbsp; 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702&nbsp; 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/&nbsp; 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702&nbsp; 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702&nbsp;

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Unemployment stats improve, but still a crisis 

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