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Namibia: 96.8% of Namibia’s potential labour force have given up on jobs, 2023 report reveals – News

Namibia: 96.8% of Namibia’s potential labour force have given up on jobs, 2023 report reveals – News

Africa Links 24 with Donald Matthys
Published on 2025-01-29 15:40:17

Around 96.8% of Namibians have stopped looking for work after repeated unsuccessful attempts.

This was revealed by the latest labour force survey on Wednesday.

Out of a total of 341 931 individuals classified as the potential labour force, most have given up looking for employment.

This is according to the 2023 Population and Housing Census Labour Force Report released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Wednesday.

“The combined rate of unemployment and potential labour…

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