# They Said Foreigners Took the Jobs. Then Unemployment Rose: YouTube Video Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@africatoday1/videos/-PDTH3mSiCs/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

## Key stats

- Channel: [Africa Today](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@africatoday1/)
- Published: 2026-08-12
- Format: Long-form, 15:11
- Total views: 123,289
- Views per hour: 68
- Likes: 3,074
- Comments: 837
- Engagement rate: 3.2%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PDTH3mSiCs)

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