Statistician General Risenga Maluleke explains the methodology used to determine the country’s unemployment rate. This after Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie questioned our national stats in relation to employment figures, arguing that the country’s unemployment data excludes those employed in the informal sector. According to him, if those individuals were to be added then the country’s unemployment rate would be closer to 10%.

GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician General & Head of Stats SA