Unemployment rate by age group % 64.9 48.6 33.7 27.4 15-19y 20-24y 25-29y 30-34y 24 35-39y 21.2 40-44y 20.1 45-49y 17.4 15.8 50-54y 55-59y 13.2 60-64y Source: Stats_SA, Census 2012 During the period under review, the government has intensified its focus on measures aimed at job creation and reduction of unemployment. In November 2010, the government released the Framework of the NGP aimed at enhancing growth, employment creation and equity. The policy’s main target is the creation of five million jobs over the next ten years. The NGP reflects government’s renewed commitment to prioritising employment creation in all economic policies. In order to grow employment by five million jobs by 2020, the NGP identifies areas that have the potential to create jobs on a large scale and absorb the unemployed. These areas have been termed ‘job drivers’ and are as follows: infrastructure development, agriculture, mining and beneficiation, the green economy, manufacturing sectors as well as tourism. There are two main factors that will affect the attainment of the target of five million new jobs. These factors are the rate of economic growth and the employment intensity of that growth. Employment intensity refers to the rate of growth in employment relative to the rate of growth in GDP. In order for the target to be met, it will be imperative to not only maximise growth but also to ensure that growth generates more employment, particularly in the private sector. Therefore, the employment intensity of growth must be kept between 0, 5 and 0, 8, while the rate of growth in GDP should rise to between 4% and 7% per annum in order to meet the target. Supporting the jobs drivers through appropriate measures is important to encourage more employment-intensive growth. Furthermore, the NDP released in 2012 proposes the creation of eleven million more jobs by 2030, among others by expanding the public works programme, lowering the cost of doing business and help match unemployed workers to jobs. 57