Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3
South Africa, 2025
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Reference ID
ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Feb 10, 2026
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- QLFS202503
Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)
Data file: QLFS202503
Overview
Valid:
4458
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
16
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaiting the seasonal work | 89 |
2%
|
| 2 | Waiting to be recalled to former job | 50 |
1.1%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 118 |
2.6%
|
| 4 | Pregnancy | 20 |
0.4%
|
| 5 | Disabled or unable to work (handicapped) | 24 |
0.5%
|
| 6 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 280 |
6.3%
|
| 7 | Undergoing training to help find work | 46 |
1%
|
| 8 | No jobs available in the area | 2884 |
64.7%
|
| 9 | Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work | 228 |
5.1%
|
| 10 | Unable to find work requiring his/her skills | 129 |
2.9%
|
| 11 | Lost hope of finding any kind of work | 360 |
8.1%
|
| 12 | No transport available | 2 |
0%
|
| 13 | Scholar or student | 114 |
2.6%
|
| 14 | Retired/ too old to work | 27 |
0.6%
|
| 15 | Too young to work | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 16 | Other reason | 82 |
1.8%
|
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.