What does the evidence show?
Stats SA shows a fall from 1,336,000 to 1,251,000 (6.4%), bigger than its margin of error, but not why.
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In the year from April 2025 to April 2026, the Tshwane Metro lost 85,000 jobs — a drop in the number of employed persons of more than 6%.
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85,000
fewer people had jobs in Tshwane, a 6.4% fall from mid-2025 to mid-2026, Stats SA found.
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