Two provinces in South Africa where more people are unemployed than working

• The two provinces in South Africa where more people are unemployed than working are the North West and the Eastern Cape.
• According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the unemployment rate in South Africa has increased by 0.9 percentage points to 33.6%, with 8.5 million people unemployed and 16.7 million people employed.
• The worsening unemployment situation in the North West and Eastern Cape provinces is likely to have significant implications for the overall economy and may lead to increased poverty and social unrest.