![\"Male](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Male-vs-Female-Unemplyment-2008.png\")
<\/a>Male vs Female Unemployment 2008<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Male vs Female Unemployment 2014<\/p><\/div>\n
Every population group saw unemployment rates increase between 2008 and 2014, except for Indian\/Asian women who saw a decline in unemployment from 14.3% to 13.1%<\/p>\n
White males are still the most employed demographic in the country, where the unemployment rate sits at 6.7%. This is up from 2008’s rate of 3.4%.<\/p>\n
This leap is not as big as that of coloured men, where unemployment increased 5.4 percentage points to 23.1%, and coloured women, which saw the unemployment rate climb 4.8 percentage points to 25%.<\/p>\n
Gender disparities also\u00a0exist in terms of access to benefits. Despite rising for both men and women, a higher proportion of male employees were entitled to paid sick leave, Stats SA showed.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the proportion of employees who had access to pension\/retirement fund contributions by their employer increased from 45.5% in 2008 to 48.9% in 2014, with\u00a0access higher among male employees relative to female employees.<\/p>\n
On the flip-side, while the share of employees working excessive hours declined, men were more likely to work excessive hours than women.<\/p>\n
More on employment<\/h3>\n
Best places to get a job in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The real employment rate in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The shocking truth about employment in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n