A comparison of the 1996 and 2004 Census data shows an overall increase in unemployment in the country and also the section discussing Drivers. Using the expanded definition of unemployment, unemployment in the South African Cities Network (SACN) in 2001 stood at 38.3%, compared with 41.5% for the country as a whole. Job creation is insufficient to address the employment needs of the country’s population, despite the contribution of the major urban centres to employment. Although the workforce across the country grew by 16.8% between 1996 and 2001, the number of people seeking employment in the SACN cities increased by 20.9%. The consequence has been a rise in total city unemployment; 58.8% compared with 43.9% for the whole of South Africa.