The Quarterly Review of the Eastern Cape Labour Market (QRELM) is a statistical release compiled by the Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC). The publication provides an analysis of the latest developments in the Eastern Cape labour market, with a particular focus on employment and unemployment dynamics in the province's two metropolitan municipalities. The data used in this report is sourced from Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). This edition presents key findings from the QLFS conducted between April and June (2025Q2)