The Labour Market Dashboard provides a detailed overview of employment and unemployment trends in Durban, helping to answer the critical question: Are Durban’s residents finding work, and in what sectors? This dashboard is built on data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) by Statistics South Africa, which is the country’s primary labor market survey. It distills the QLFS findings for eThekwini (Durban) into an easy-to-read format, focusing on metrics like the unemployment rate, the employment rate, and the composition of Durban’s workforce. The headline indicator is Unemployment Rate (official) – the percentage of the labor force that is not employed but actively seeking work. This is a critical barometer of socio-economic well-being. The dashboard highlights Durban’s current unemployment rate and shows its trend over time (quarterly changes, year-on-year changes). The dashboard also presents an inter-metropolitan comparison ranking Durban’s unemployment rate against Johannesburg, Cape Town, Tshwane, etc. Job creation and reducing unemployment are top priorities in Durban’s development frameworks (including the Integrated Development Plan and economic strategies like “Shape Durban”). This dashboard is essentially the scorecard for those efforts. By continuously monitoring job figures, the City can track progress towards the goal of an inclusive, employed society.