Province

Employment (2012)

Percentage

Western Cape

135,000

14

Eastern Cape

108,000

11

Northern Cape

19,000

2

Free State

47,000

5

Kwa Zulu Natal

210,000

21

North West

46,000

5

Gauteng

265,000

27

Mpumalanga

64,000

6

Limpopo

92,000

9

Total

986,000

100