Unemployment rate in South African metropolitan municipalities
Quarterly official unemployment rate in South Africa, representing the proportion of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) that is unemployed. Segmented across eight metropolitan municipalities. Values from Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data published by Stats SA.
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The data
46 rows, 10 columns.
- quarter_year Category
- Three months in a quarter plus year, eg "Jan-Mar 2025" Jan-Mar 2015, Apr-Jun 2015, Jul-Sep 2015, Oct-Dec 2015, Jan-Mar 2016, Apr-Jun 2016, Jul-Sep 2016, Oct-Dec 2016, Jan-Mar 2017, Apr-Jun 2017, Jul-Sep 2017, Oct-Dec 2017 and 34 more
- date Date
- Date of the last day of the quarter. YYYY-MM-DD 2015-03-31 – 2026-06-30
- cape_town Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 30
- buffalo_city Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 40.1
- nelson_mandela_bay Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 42.3
- mangaung Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 37.6
- ethekwini Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 28.4
- ekurhuleni Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 34.7
- johannesburg Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 40.8
- tshwane Number
- Percentage of the labour force that is unemployed 0 – 38.7
Latest rows
| quarter_year | date | cape_town | buffalo_city | nelson_mandela_bay | mangaung | ethekwini | ekurhuleni | johannesburg | tshwane |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr-Jun 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 21.9 | 30.5 | 33.1 | 33 | 21.2 | 34.6 | 35.9 | 34.2 |
| Jan-Mar 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 21.4 | 28.7 | 29.8 | 30.3 | 22.3 | 32.4 | 34.7 | 36.8 |
| Oct-Dec 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 19.8 | 25.7 | 28.2 | 33.5 | 24.1 | 32.1 | 33.8 | 33.4 |
| Jul-Sep 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 21.6 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 32.1 | 34.6 | 31.2 |
| Apr-Jun 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 23.3 | 28.6 | 26.4 | 31.5 | 26.8 | 34.7 | 33.0 | 30.8 |
| Jan-Mar 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 21.9 | 37.3 | 22.3 | 30.2 | 21.4 | 32.5 | 34.3 | 33.5 |
| Oct-Dec 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 22.4 | 31.9 | 21.8 | 28.2 | 17.1 | 31.1 | 34.7 | 32.8 |
| Jul-Sep 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 22.3 | 30.1 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 20.6 | 32 | 33.7 | 33.9 |
| Apr-Jun 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 23.4 | 33.7 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 23 | 33.4 | 34.3 | 35.3 |
| Jan-Mar 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 23.9 | 33.8 | 32.4 | 30.1 | 22 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 35.1 |
| Oct-Dec 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 22.9 | 33 | 33.9 | 33.5 | 22.1 | 30.7 | 33.1 | 35 |
| Jul-Sep 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 23.1 | 31.8 | 32 | 34.4 | 22.5 | 29.5 | 32.6 | 34.9 |
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