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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Contract period (Q412ACONTRPERIOD)
Data file: QLFS202503
Overview
Valid:
2308
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
9
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hourly contract / agreement | 72 |
3.1%
|
| 2 | Daily contract/ agreement | 152 |
6.6%
|
| 3 | Less than one month | 40 |
1.7%
|
| 4 | 1 to less than 3 months | 118 |
5.1%
|
| 5 | 3 to less than 6 months | 202 |
8.8%
|
| 6 | 6 months to less than 12 months | 414 |
17.9%
|
| 7 | 12 months to less than 24 months | 515 |
22.3%
|
| 8 | Two years or more no specified duration | 473 |
20.5%
|
| 9 | Unspecified | 322 |
14%
|
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.