We document the rise in unemployment in South Africa since the transition in 1994. We describe the likely causes of … this increase and analyze whether the increase in unemployment is due to structural changes in the economy (resulting in a … new equilibrium unemployment rate) or to negative shocks (that temporarily have increased unemployment). We conclude the …

conditions. A one percentage point increase in unemployment is associated with an increase in the after-tax income poverty rate …"We examine the relationship between the business cycle and poverty for the period from 1960 to 2008 using income data … relationship between macroeconomic conditions and poverty is of particular interest given recent changes in anti-poverty policies …