Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3

South Africa, 2025

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ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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Feb 10, 2026

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Feb 10, 2026

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Data file: QLFS202503

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Valid: 22651

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 6

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Scholar/student	6637	29.3%
2	Home-maker	2445	10.8%
3	Health reasons	1880	8.3%
4	Too young/old/retired	6904	30.5%
5	Discouraged work-seekers	3351	14.8%
6	Other	1434	6.3%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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