ANCNationalSouth Africa2024 National and Provincial Election

Reduce unemployment to 20%

Target valueEmploymentID: ZA-2024-ANC-NAT-0042

ILLUSTRATIVE wording: reduce the official unemployment rate to 20 percent within the term.

Original manifesto wording.

Promised

20.0%

At start of term

32.9%

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

Latest

31.4%

Data period: Q2 2026

Change

-1.5 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

2024 Government of National Unity

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

Coalition government · in office since 2024-07-03.

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	31.4%	2026-08-12	Primary source
Q2 2025	32.1%	2025-08-12	Primary source
Q3 2024	33.5%	2024-11-12	Primary source
Q2 2024	32.9%	2024-08-13	Primary source

Update history

2026-08-12New QLFS release imported (Q2 2026). (32.1% → 31.4%)
2025-08-12New QLFS release imported (Q2 2025). (32.9% → 32.1%)