ABANTU abangasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika sebewu-32.6%, nokuyisibalo esikhukhuphukile sisuka ku-32.5%. Loku kuvezwe yizibalo zekota yokuqala ka-2021 ezikhishwe yiStatistics South Africa ekuqaleni kwesonto. Isibalo sabangasebenzi lesi esibizwa nge-expanded definition of unemployment sona sinyuke ngo-0.6% njengoba sebewu-43.2%. Ngokwalezi zibalo abantu abasebenzayo banciphe ngabawu-28 000, njengoba sebengu-15.0 million, kanti abangasebenzi bawu-7.2 million njengoba benyuke ngabawu-8 000. Abantu asebephelelwe wumdlandla wokufuna umsebenzi banyuke ngabawu-201 000 kanti abangenaqhaza emnothweni hhayi ngoba bephelelwe wumdlandla banciphe ngo-38 000.