Economic Report - South Africa Faces Labor Imbalance

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South African Department of Labor reported last month that the nation too few jobs for unskilled laborers. The department also said there not enough workers for highly skilled positions. The sharp differences between and skills were apparent recently when officials advertised a job opening the government. The position was that of auditor-general-, or chief financial . With a 26 percent unemployment rate nationwide, there was no shortage interest in the job. Ninety people asked to be considered. But said many of them lacked the necessary skills or education. The is responsible for supervising and independently examining South Africa's finances. The said the position required the person to be a trained accountant. many unqualified people applied. The Labor Department report blamed the nation's education system. But, for unskilled workers, the story is very different. industry official TJ Van der Walt says the businesses he works get a huge number of applications for every job. Sejamothopo Motau a member of South Africa's parliament. He says education has been major problem in South Africa's development. He notes that many blacks a poor education under white minority rule. Apartheid officially ended in He says many people are university graduates, but they cannot get where there is a need for skilled workers. This is because education these graduates have is not enough to place them in with high-skill requirements. For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.

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