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Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3

South Africa, 2025
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Data file: QLFS202503

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Valid: 4633
Minimum: 10
Maximum: 999
Type: Discrete
Width: 16
Format: Numeric

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Categories
Value Category Cases
10 Private households with uneployed persons 509
11%
30 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products 1
0%
111 Growing of crops,marketing gardening,horti-culture 292
6.3%
112 Farming of animals 50
1.1%
113 Growing of crops combined with farming of animals(mixed farming) 51
1.1%
114 Agricultural and animal husbandry services, except veterinary activities 3
0.1%
115 Game hunting, trapping and game propagation, including related services 2
0%
116 Production of organic fertilizer 1
0%
121 Forestry and related services 17
0.4%
122 Logging and related services 4
0.1%
131 Ocean and coastal fishing 1
0%
210 Mining of coal and lignite 15
0.3%
230 Mining of gold and uranium ore 10
0.2%
241 Mining of iron ore 2
0%
242 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores 27
0.6%
251 Stone quarrying, clay and sandpits 2
0%
252 Mining of diamonds (including alluvial diamonds) 4
0.1%
253 Mining and quarrying N.E.C. 12
0.3%
301 Production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, oils and fats 30
0.6%
302 Manufacture of dairy products 14
0.3%
303 Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products and prepared animal feeds 10
0.2%
304 Manufacture of other food products 43
0.9%
305 Manufacture of beverages 15
0.3%
306 Manufacture of tobacco products 1
0%
311 Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles 3
0.1%
312 Manufacture of other textiles 11
0.2%
313 Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles 3
0.1%
314 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel 48
1%
316 Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbag, 4
0.1%
317 Manufacture of footwear 1
0%
321 Sawmilling and planing of wood 5
0.1%
322 Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting material 16
0.3%
323 Manufacture of paper and paper products 13
0.3%
324 Publishing 3
0.1%
325 Printing and service activities related to printing 13
0.3%
331 Manufacture of coke oven products 4
0.1%
332 Petroleum refineries / synthesisers 8
0.2%
333 Processing of nuclear fuel 1
0%
334 Manufacture of basic chemicals 5
0.1%
335 Manufacture of other chemical products 13
0.3%
337 Manufacture of rubber products 1
0%
338 Manufacture of plastic products 20
0.4%
341 Manufacture of glass and glass products 3
0.1%
342 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products N.E.C. 16
0.3%
351 Manufacture of basic iron and steel 16
0.3%
352 Manufacture of basic precious and non-ferrous metals 5
0.1%
354 Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators 12
0.3%
355 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalwork service activities 26
0.6%
356 Manufacture of general purpose machinery 3
0.1%
357 Manufacture of special purpose machinery 4
0.1%
358 Manufacture of household appliances N.E.C. 1
0%
361 Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers 1
0%
364 Manufacture of accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries 1
0%
365 Manufacture of electric lamps and lighting equipment 1
0%
366 Manufacture of other electrical equipment N.E.C. 1
0%
371 Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components 3
0.1%
372 Manufacture of television and radio transmitters and apparatus for line telephony and line telegraphy 2
0%
373 Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus and associated goods 1
0%
381 Manufacture of motor vehicles 12
0.3%
383 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines 9
0.2%
384 Building and repairing of ships and boats 2
0%
387 Manufacture of transport equipment N.E.C. 1
0%
391 Manufacture of furniture 8
0.2%
392 Manufacturing N.E.C... 8
0.2%
395 Recycling N.E.C. 1
0%
411 Production, collection and distribution of electricity 15
0.3%
420 Collection, purification and distribution of water 10
0.2%
501 Site preparation 5
0.1%
502 Building of complete constructions or parts thereof; civil engineering 402
8.7%
503 Building installation 97
2.1%
504 Building completion 72
1.6%
611 Wholesale trade on a fee or contract basis 9
0.2%
612 Wholesale trade in agricultural raw materials, livestock, food, beverages and tobacco 14
0.3%
613 Wholesale trade in house-hold goods 1
0%
614 Wholesale trade in non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 13
0.3%
621 Non-specialised retail trade in stores 184
4%
622 Retail trade in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores 42
0.9%
623 Other retail trade in new goods in specialised stores 183
3.9%
624 Retail trade in second-hand goods in stores 1
0%
625 Retail trade not in stores 164
3.5%
626 Repair of personal and household goods 11
0.2%
631 Sale of motor vehicles 16
0.3%
632 Maintenance and re-pair of motor vehicles 33
0.7%
633 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 15
0.3%
634 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor cycles and related parts and accessories 1
0%
635 Retail sale of automotive fuel 28
0.6%
641 Hotels, camping sites and other provision of short stay accommodation 39
0.8%
642 Restaurants, bars and canteens 118
2.5%
643 Shebeen 8
0.2%
711 Railway transport 16
0.3%
712 Other land transport 123
2.7%
730 Air transport 10
0.2%
741 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 24
0.5%
751 Postal and related courier activities 15
0.3%
752 Telecommunication 21
0.5%
811 Monetary intermediation 16
0.3%
818 Cash loans 7
0.2%
819 Other financial intermediation N.E.C. 14
0.3%
821 Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 22
0.5%
841 Real estate activities with own or leased property 2
0%
842 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis 6
0.1%
851 Renting of transport equipment 4
0.1%
852 Renting of other machinery and equipment 4
0.1%
862 Software consultancy and supply 13
0.3%
869 Other computer related activities 2
0%
871 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 7
0.2%
881 Legal, accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy; market research and public pinion research; business and management consultancy 13
0.3%
882 Architectural, engineering and other technical activities 23
0.5%
883 Advertising 19
0.4%
889 Business activities N.E.C. 379
8.2%
911 Central government activities 51
1.1%
913 Local authority activities 68
1.5%
915 S A Defense force 10
0.2%
916 S A Police service 24
0.5%
917 Correctional service 3
0.1%
920 Education 327
7.1%
931 Human health activities 83
1.8%
932 Veterinary activities 2
0%
933 Social work activities 90
1.9%
940 Other community, social and personal service activities 188
4.1%
951 Activities of business, employers and professional organisations 3
0.1%
952 Activities of trade unions 3
0.1%
959 Activities of other member-ship organizations 6
0.1%
961 Motion picture, radio, television and other entertainment activities 13
0.3%
963 Library, archives, museums and other cultural activities 12
0.3%
964 Sporting and other recreational activities 27
0.6%
990 Other service activities 73
1.6%
999 Unspecified 4
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.
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