# The DA has sounded the alarm after Nelson Mandela Bay suffered the Eastern Cape’s largest job losses, shedding about 42-thousand jobs in the second quarter of this year. The Metro’s official unemployment jumped from 22.3-percent to 26.4-percent, with the expanded rate soaring to 35-percent. The DA’s Vicky Knoetze warns the losses, driven by US tariffs hitting the automotive sector, could be permanent. She calls for urgent reforms to revive the province’s economy and protect livelihoods:
DA concerned following Nelson Mandela Bay jobs shock in latest unemployment stats [SOUND]
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