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Quarterly Labour Market Results

Western Cape adds 121 000 jobs in Q1 2025 year-on-year, maintains lowest unemployment rate at 19.6%.

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Results (Q1 of 2025) Quarterly Labour Force Survey Results (Q4 of 2024) Past Results
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GDP & Business Confidence Index Quarterly Results

Western Cape BCI remains high despite global and national challenges (2025 Q2) and Western Cape GDP sustained by Agriculture (2025 Q1).

GDP (Q1 of 2025) & Business Confidence Index (Q2 of 2025) Results GDP (Q4 of 2024) & Business Confidence Index (Q1 of 2025) Results Past Results
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Latest Research

The Research Economic Policy and Planning unit keeps a finger on the pulse of economic research and emerging trends in the Western Cape and beyond, through rigorous data collection, detailed economic investigations, and regular engagement with key stakeholders. To explore insights from our most recent research reports, click the links below.

AI and its potential impact on the South African labour market Exploring the impacts of current US-SA trade relations on the selected Western Cape exporters WCG and Consular Corps bi-monthly meeting (WC investment summit - November 2025)