South Africa has a new number one city for employment – beating Cape Town

• Ethekwini has recorded the lowest unemployment rate of any South African metro, taking the spot from Cape Town with an unemployment rate of 21.2%.
• The unemployment rate in Ethekwini improved by 5.6-percentage-points year-on-year, while Cape Town saw a 0.5% quarter-on-quarter increase in its unemployment rate.
• The new ranking may be a positive development for Ethekwini, but the city still faces significant unemployment challenges, with over 340,000 people looking for work.