Unemployment remained high at 25 per cent (narrow definition) and highly skewed with the largest number of the unemployed concentrated in the former homelands. The Commission saw the provision of short term employment programmes as a rational and appropriate response to expanding employment. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) created work opportunities for over 3 million individuals in 2011/12 whilst the CWP had over 100 000 participants in 2011/12. The CWP was viewed as more developmental as it was more community oriented and focused on local priorities. However, it was noted that the size of these government employment programmes was still relatively small.