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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Activity before looking for work (Q37ACTPRIORJOBSEEK)

Data file: QLFS202503

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Valid: 7661

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 4

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Working	3461	45.2%
2	Managing a home	2214	28.9%
3	Going to school	1897	24.8%
4	Other	89	1.2%

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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