[{"Meta":"Dataset","Value":"Unemployment rate in South Africa, by age group","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source","Value":"Statistics South Africa, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Table 2.2 Labour force characteristics by age group (LU1- Unemployment rate)","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Source_link","Value":"https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0211/QLFS%20Trends%202008-2025Q2.xlsx","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Last_update","Value":"2026-05-12","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Notes","Value":"","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Description","Value":"The official unemployment rate, which is the percentage of South Africa's labour force aged 15-64 who are unemployed, broken down by five age categories. This dataset is updated quarterly. For more information on how the unemployment rate is calculated see the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Statistics SA.","Notes":""},{"Meta":"Variable","Value":"Description","Notes":"Notes"},{"Meta":"quarter","Value":"Three months in each quarter plus year, eg Jan-March","Notes":""},{"Meta":"date","Value":"Last day of the quarter YYYY-MM-DD","Notes":""},{"Meta":"15_64_years","Value":"Unemployment rate for the age group 15 to 64 years","Notes":""},{"Meta":"15_24_years","Value":"Unemployment rate for the age group 15 to 24 years","Notes":""},{"Meta":"25_34_years","Value":"Unemployment rate for the age group 25 to 34 years","Notes":""},{"Meta":"35_44_years","Value":"Unemployment rate for the age group 35 to 44 years","Notes":""},{"Meta":"45_54_years","Value":"Unemployment rate for the age group 45 to 54 years","Notes":""},{"Meta":"55_64_years","Value":"Unemployment rate for the age group 55 to 64 years","Notes":""}]