This report provides an overview of the City of Ekurhuleni’s labour market and its requirements for skills. It does this by analysing the demand for and supply of skills and the imbalances between these. Investigating both the demand for and supply of skills involved:

• An exploration of the state of the economy.

• Trends in the composition of the labour force.

• Trends in the sectoral and occupational distributions of employment and trends in education and skills.

Insights into skills imbalances (including mismatches) signal how skills supply should respond to changing skills demand at a local level. Understanding these imbalances makes it possible to steer supply, guide future investment and interventions, and ensure that the education system supports an inclusive economic and social development path at the city level.