Statistics Botswana (SB) estimates youth unemployment to stand at 20.7 percent during the third quarter of 2019.
This makes a staggering 3.1 percent increase from the 17.6 percent recorded in the year’s second quarter.
The estimates, taken from SB’s quarterly Multi-Topic Survey, only relates to individuals who were actively seeking work during the referenced period.
The figure rises up when those who are discouraged from seeking jobs are included, with the rate estimated at 26.1 percent.
Discouraged or relaxed job seekers in this context are those who did not work in the reference...
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