NEW: Unemployment figures rise to 25.5%

South Africa's unemployment rate has increased to 25.5% in the third quarter of 2015, Statistics SA announced on Tuesday.

This is up by 0.5 of a percentage point from the second quarter rate of 25%, but is still an improvement from the first quarter rate of 26.4%.

The number of unemployed people increased by 188 000 in the third quarter, compared to the second quarter.

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