Your task is to predict the verdict of a claim based on the provided question-answer pair evidence. The possible labels are: 'Supported', 'Refuted', 'Not Enough Evidence', 'Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking'. Justify your answer using the provided evidence and select the correct label.

Claim: Close to 40% of South Africans who need jobs are unemployed, meaning that more than nine million South Africans who need jobs and are capable of working cannot find employment

Q1: How many people were unemployed in South Africa in February 2019?
A1: According to the report and based on the official definition of unemployment, 6.2 million people were unemployed at that time.

Q2: Does the official definition of unemployment include people who are considered "discouraged work seekers"?
A2: No. People who wanted to work, but did not try to find work because of a lack of jobs in their area, because they had lost hope or could not find work requiring their skills, were not counted as unemployed.

Q3: How many people were considered discouraged work seekers?
A3: 2.7 million.

Q4: If you add up the discouraged work seekers and the official unemployed, does it equal 9 million unemployed people in South Africa?
A4: 2.7 million discouraged work seekers, plus 6.2 million officially unemployed equals 8.9 million.

Q5: How many people were considered discouraged work seekers at the time period leading up to February 2019?
A5: 2.7 million.

Q6: If figures include the discouraged work seekers and the official unemployed, does it equal 9 million unemployed people in South Africa in February 2019?
A6: 2.7 million discouraged work seekers, plus 6.2 million officially unemployed equals 8.9 million.

Q7: Are any other people classed as unemployed in South Africa?
A7: A further 2.7 million were identified as discouraged work seekers. -people whowanted to work, but did not try to find work because of a lack of jobs in their area,

Q8: The claim states 'close to 40% , What does this refer to?
A8: The 40% refers to the the labour force (26.1 million)

Q9: What is 40% of the 26.1 million
A9: Almost 9.8 million
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justification: The figures in the Q&A seem accurate and very close to the amounts in the claim. So the claim is supported.

verdict: 'Supported'
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