ANCProvincialGauteng2024 National and Provincial Election

Reduce provincial unemployment to 25%

Target valueEmploymentID: ZA-2024-ANC-GT-0011

ILLUSTRATIVE wording: reduce the Gauteng unemployment rate to 25 percent.

Original manifesto wording.

Promised

25.0%

At start of term

34.2%

Latest comparable official measurement available at the beginning of the government term.

Latest

33.1%

Data period: Q2 2026

Change

-1.1 percentage points

The numbers over time

Observed values over time. The gold dashed line marks the promised number; the blue dotted line marks the measurement at the start of the term. Colours distinguish the data only and do not indicate performance.

Source

Organization: Statistics South Africa
Dataset / report: Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Latest data period: Q2 2026
Publication date: 2026-08-12
Source type: Independent statutory statistics
Source link: https://www.statssa.gov.za

Government context

Gauteng Provincial Government (2024)

African National Congress was part of the governing executive for this jurisdiction during this period (lead governing party).

Coalition government · in office since 2024-06-27.

Whether a party governed is shown for context only. It is not a judgement about who is responsible for any number.

Historical observations

Data period	Value	Published	Source
Q2 2026	33.1%	2026-08-12	Primary source
Q2 2025	33.6%	2025-08-12	Primary source
Q2 2024	34.2%	2024-08-13	Primary source