Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed the latest Statistics South Africa data which shows the province's unemployment rate has fallen to 18.1%, the lowest in the country.
The latest quarterly labor force survey data was released earlier today.
Winde says the Western Cape added an average of 31,000 jobs per month in the last quarter of 2025.
The province's unemployment rate also declined by 1.5 percentage points year-over-year to a five-year low.
Winde says the data shows his administration's jobs strategy is delivering results.
“The thing that is most important to me is the sectors in which jobs have increased. 48,000 more jobs in the business sector, 22,000 more jobs in the agricultural sector and 22,000 more jobs in the construction sector. That's really exciting to me. And then perhaps another thing that stands out is young people (15 to 24-year-olds) who are not in employment, education or training. And the unemployment rate is down 6.6% quarter on quarter There has been a decline.”
We did it again!
The Western Cape's unemployment rate has fallen to 18.1%.
Our work to grow the economy and create jobs is delivering real results. We are accomplishing this in this remarkable area.
To those still looking for work: We see you, and we won't stop.
#get it done pic.twitter.com/OiTCGBYyzn
– Premier Alan Winde (@alanwinde) 17 February 2026