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
Time since last worked (Q313TIMEUNEMPLOY)
Data file: QLFS202503
Overview
Valid:
13910
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
8
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Less than 3 months | 898 |
6.5%
|
| 2 | 3 months - less than 6 months | 543 |
3.9%
|
| 3 | 6 months - less than 9 months | 467 |
3.4%
|
| 4 | 9 months - less than 1 year | 424 |
3%
|
| 5 | 1 year - less than 3 years | 1510 |
10.9%
|
| 6 | 3 years - 5 years | 782 |
5.6%
|
| 7 | More than 5 years | 9277 |
66.7%
|
| 8 | Do not know | 9 |
0.1%
|
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.