Namibia unemployment climbs to 51.2%

Government yesterday announced the results of the 2008 Namibia Labour Force Survey (NLFS) that confirmed the astronomical figure of 51.2 percent unemployment rate among the country's economically active population.The survey that is conducted every three years, aims at providing insight into the state of unemployment.

At 51.2 percent, Namibia joins the likes of Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the sub-region, countries whose unemployment rate has shot above the 50-percent mark, with Zimbabwe standing at 95 percent.