Western Cape adds 69,000 jobs as South Africa's unemployment reaches 33.7%

The DA in the Western Cape says reliable infrastructure and an environment in which businesses can invest, grow, and create jobs are needed to address the country’s unemployment crisis. The third-quarter 2026 Quarterly Labour Force Survey puts the national unemployment rate at 33.7-percent. The DA’s Noko Masipa says the Western Cape is the only province to record positive year-on-year employment growth, adding 69-thousand jobs over the past year and bringing total provincial employment to 2.883 million.