In just five years, the Kavango West’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed by nearly 20%.
The region recorded the largest increases in unemployment from 33% in 2018 to 52.8% in 2023, according to the 2023 labour force statistics released on Wednesday.
“The Omusati region followed with the second-highest increase in unemployment from 24% in 2018 to 41.5% in 2023, and the Ohangwena region saw unemployment increase from 33.3% in 2018 to 47.2% in 2023,” Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) head and statistician general Alex Shimuafeni said.
Meanwhile, decreases in unemployment were only observed in the //Kharas, Hardap, Kunene, Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions.
The youth unemployment rate was higher in urban areas (46.1%) than in rural areas (41.3%).
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