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South African Unemployment
Provincial unemployment rates over time
Eastern Cape
39.5%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
28%
39.5%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
Free State
38.5%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
24.6%
38.5%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
Gauteng
33.8%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
22.6%
33.8%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
Limpopo
35%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
31.1%
35%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
Mpumalanga
34%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
23.6%
34%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
Northern Cape
32.7%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
24.4%
32.7%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
North West
40.1%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
22%
40.1%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
Western Cape
21.1%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
17.7%
21.1%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
KwaZulu-Natal
33.4%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
22.5%
33.4%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
South Africa
33.2%
Latest: Apr-Jun 2025
23.2%
33.2%
Unemployment rate trend 2008-2025
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