The benefits have been shared widely across the community One of the encouraging things about the strength in employment is how broadly based it has been across the country. It has not been confined to the cities or to individual states and regions. This has meant that the benefits of the strong labour market have been shared among many communities.
The unemployment rate is at or below 4 per cent in three-quarters of all regions (Graph 5). Graph 5  Share of Regions with an Unemployment Rate Below 4 Per Cent* %  %  50  50  25  25  0  2003 *  2008  2013  2018  0 2023  87 SA4 regions; unemployment rates smoothed.