Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3
South Africa, 2025
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Reference ID
ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
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Feb 10, 2026
Last modified
Feb 10, 2026
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- QLFS202503
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Data file: QLFS202503
Overview
Valid:
186
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scholar or student | 41 |
22%
|
| 2 | Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care) | 52 |
28%
|
| 3 | Health reasons | 34 |
18.3%
|
| 4 | Retied /too old to work | 8 |
4.3%
|
| 5 | No desire to work | 9 |
4.8%
|
| 6 | Too young to work | 2 |
1.1%
|
| 7 | Pregnancy | 8 |
4.3%
|
| 8 | Disabled or unable to work | 9 |
4.8%
|
| 9 | Other | 23 |
12.4%
|
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.