South Africa's unemployment rate has decreased slightly. More than 230 thousand jobs where created in the fourth quarter of 2016, easing the unemployment rate to 26.5%. Unemployment shot to 27.1% last year, the highest rate in 13 years. Improvements were made in the services, transport, and manufacturing sectors while mining and construction reversed their gains. Sumitra Nydoo Reports.
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