Government has made advances in coordination around growth strategies through the rollout of a number key strategies and plans for better alignment in the states job strategy. There has been progress with promotion of labour absorbing growth through specific interventions such as the industrial development strategies in manufacturing, mineral products; procurement reform and the Jobs Fund. Key consideration for the state in the medium term with regards to job creation includes addressing cost and reliability of electricity and transport, finalising decisions on youth employment programmes and urgent implementation of these and addressing stagnating research and development.