One city created nearly half of all South Africa’s new metro jobs in five years

• Cape Town created nearly half of all South Africa's new metro jobs in five years, adding 418,000 jobs between Q1 2022 and Q2 2026.
• The city's focus on infrastructure, services, and business-friendly policies contributed to its high job creation rate, with a broad unemployment rate of 24.3% in Q2 2026.
• Cape Town's success may lead to increased investment and economic growth in the city, while also putting pressure on other metros to follow suit and improve their own job creation rates.