# The ANC says the government is making progress as unemployment drops to 31.9-percent, between July and September. Statistics South Africa’s latest data reveals over 248-thousand new jobs were created, the highest since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The party believes its ten-point plan to grow the economy is working. ANC acting spokesperson Nonceba Mhlauli says too many South Africans remain jobless, urging the government, business, and labour to intensify efforts to grow the economy and protect existing jobs.
ANC welcomes decline in unemployment