Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, have welcomed the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey figures showing that the Western Cape’s unemployment rate has dropped to 19.7% in the third quarter of 2025.
This marks a decline from 21.1% in the previous quarter and keeps the province’s unemployment rate the lowest in South Africa.
According to Statistics South Africa, the Western Cape added 65 000 jobs year-on-year and created 70 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter — the highest number of new jobs in the country for Q3 2025.
Premier Winde said the improvement reflects the success of the province’s partnership with the private sector. “This is the result of the hard work this government undertakes in partnership with businesses and companies in the Western Cape, building confidence and trust in pursuit of our apex priority of economic growth and job creation,” he stated.
He added that the results come shortly after the Western Cape Investment Summit, held from 5 to 7 November, where six major investment declarations worth R50 billion were made. These projects are expected to create an estimated 45 000 jobs over the next few years.
Minister Meyer said the figures are a positive step toward the province’s target of creating 600 000 new jobs by 2035, as outlined in the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs (G4J) strategy.
Premier Winde emphasised that the province will continue working to attract investment and boost growth in key sectors such as tourism, manufacturing, agribusiness, and services to ensure job creation reaches every part of the Western Cape.
This marks a decline from 21.1% in the previous quarter and keeps the province’s unemployment rate the lowest in South Africa.
According to Statistics South Africa, the Western Cape added 65 000 jobs year-on-year and created 70 000 jobs quarter-on-quarter — the highest number of new jobs in the country for Q3 2025.
Premier Winde said the improvement reflects the success of the province’s partnership with the private sector. “This is the result of the hard work this government undertakes in partnership with businesses and companies in the Western Cape, building confidence and trust in pursuit of our apex priority of economic growth and job creation,” he stated.
He added that the results come shortly after the Western Cape Investment Summit, held from 5 to 7 November, where six major investment declarations worth R50 billion were made. These projects are expected to create an estimated 45 000 jobs over the next few years.
Minister Meyer said the figures are a positive step toward the province’s target of creating 600 000 new jobs by 2035, as outlined in the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs (G4J) strategy.
Premier Winde emphasised that the province will continue working to attract investment and boost growth in key sectors such as tourism, manufacturing, agribusiness, and services to ensure job creation reaches every part of the Western Cape.
