The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Wednesday announced that the country’s unemployment rate stands at 36.9%.
In 2018, this stood at 33.4%.
This was announced by statistician general Alex Shimuafeni.
“In 2018, that number was 33.4% and now it is at 36.9%,” he said.
About 1.87 million Namibians are of working age, but only 867 247 are currently employed.
Shimuafeni said the working population has decreased over the yea
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