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Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3

South Africa, 2025
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ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Feb 10, 2026
Last modified
Feb 10, 2026

Data file: QLFS202503

QLFS-Q3 2025 data

Cases: 63426
Variables: 196

Variables

UQNO
Unique number
PERSONNO
Person number
Q12NIGHTS
Stayed at least four nights
Q13GENDER
Gender
Q14AGE
Age
Q15POPULATION
Population group
Q16MARITALSTATUS
Marital status
Q17EDUCATION
Highest education level
Q18FIELD
Study field
Q19ATTE
Currently attending educational institution
Q110EDUI
Education Institution
Q111APPRENTICE
Participation in unpaid apprenticeships
Q112TRAIN
Participation in non-formal education
Q20SELFRESPOND
Person himself/herself responding
Q24APDWRK
Paid work
Q24BOWNBUSNS
Own business
Q24CUNPDWRK
Unpaid work
Q25APDWRK
Have paid work to return to
Q27RSNABSENT
Main reason absent from work
Q27OFFSEASON
Continued work during off-season
Q27ATIME
Time absent from work
Q27BRECPAY
Receive pay
Q2801CROPS
Crop production
Q2802ANIMALS
Animal production
Q2803FISHING
Fishery and aquaculture activities
Q2804NONE
None of the above
Q2901CROPS
Crop production
Q2902ANIMALS
Animal production
Q2903FISHING
Fishery and aquaculture activities
Q2904JOB
Another type of job or business
Q210MARKET
Main intended destination of production
Q211HIRE
Hired by someone else
Q212SUBINDUSTRY
Main products produced through farming/fishing
Q31ALOOKWRK
Look for work
Q31BSTARTBUSNS
Start business
Q3201REGISTER
Registered
Q3202ENQUIRE
Enquired
Q3203JOBADS
Placed adverts
Q3204JOBSEARCH
Search job
Q3205ASSISTANCE
Sought assistance
Q3206STARTBUSNS
Start own business
Q3207CASUAL
Casual work
Q3208FINASSIST
Financial assistance
Q33HAVEJOB
Have a job or start a business
Q33AWHNSTART
How soon are you expecting to start work or a business
Q34WANTTOWRK
Liked to work
Q35YNOTWRK
Reason for not working
Q36TIMESEEK
How long been trying to find work
Q37ACTPRIORJOBSEEK
Activity before looking for work
Q38RSNNOTSEEK
Reason why not look for work or start business
Q39JOBOFFER
Accept job if offered
Q311RSNNOTAVAILABLE
Reason not available for work
Q311bWHNSTART
How soon can you start work or a business
Q312EVERWRK
Ever worked
Q313TIMEUNEMPLOY
Time since last worked
Q314RSNSTOPWRK
Main reason you stopped working
Q315PREVOCCUPATION
Previous occupation
Q316PREVINDUSTRY
Previous industry
Q317WRK4WHOM
Whom did you work for
Q319aODDJOBS
Odd jobs
Q319bINHHPERS
Persons in the household
Q319cNOTHHPERS
Persons not in the household
Q319dCHARITY
Charity
Q319eUIF
UIF
Q319fSAVINGS
Savings
Q319gPENSION
Pension
Q319hGRANTS
Child support grant
Q319iWELFARE
Welfare grants
Q319jOTHER
Other source of support
Q41MULTIPLEJOBS
More than one job
Q42OCCUPATION
Occupation
Q43INDUSTRY
Industry
Q44YEARSTART
Year commenced working
Q44MONTHSTART
Month commenced working
Q45WRK4WHOM
Main work
Q45aDECISON
Decision making in running family business
Q45b01WAGE
Wage or salary
Q45b02PIECEWRK
Payment by piece of work completed
Q45b03COMM
Commission
Q45b04TIPS
Tips
Q45b05FEESERV
Fees for service provided
Q45b06MEALS
Payment with meals
Q45b07PRODUCTS
Payment in products
Q45b08CASHPAY
Other cash payment
Q45b09NOTPAID
Not paid
Q46PENSION
Contribution to pension or retirement fund
Q46APENSIONSELF
Personal contribution to pension or retirement fund
Q47PDLEAVE
Paid leave
Q47B1PDSICK
Paid leave sick leave
Q47B2MATERNITY
Maternity/ paternity leave
Q48UIF
UIF Deductions
Q49MEDICAL
Medical aid or health insurance contribution
Q410INCOMETAX
Registered for personal income tax
Q411CONTRACTTYPE
Employment contract
Q412CONTRDURATION
Work status
Q412ACONTRPERIOD
Contract period
Q412AiiCONMINIMUM
Minimum amount of hours
Q412BMEMUNION
Trade union membership
Q412CSALINCREMENT
Salary increment
Q412dTYPEBUSNS
Type of business or enterprise
Q413aHIRE
Hiring of employees
Q413bREGISTER
Registration of the business
Q413cCORPORATION
Incorporation of the business
Q413C1SINGLECLIENT
Main client
Q413C2SOURCECLIENT
Source of clients
Q413C3MAKEPROD
Single company service provision
Q413C3SELLPROD
Single company sales
Q413C3MATERIALS
Single company materials/equipment
Q413C3NONE
None of the above
Q413C4SETPRICE
Set product/service price
Q413C4DECIDEHOW
Decision on where, when, or how to work
Q413C4NONE
None of the above
Q413VAT
Registered for VAT
Q414TAX
Registered for business income tax
Q414bBOOKTYPE
Type of business account kept
Q414cPENSION_DC
Payment of pension/retirement fund for oneself
Q415PLACE
Type of place of work
Q416NRWORKERS
Number of employees
Q418HRSWRK
Hours usually work
Q419MONHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Monday
Q419TUEHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Tuesday
Q419WEDHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Wednesday
Q419THUHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Thursday
Q419FRIHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Friday
Q419SATHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Saturday
Q419SUNHRSWRK
Hours worked past week- on Sunday
Q419TOTALHRS
Hours worked- in total
Q420FIRSTHRSWRK
Hours usually worked- In your first job/business
Q420SECONDHRSWRK
Hours usually worked - In your second job/business
Q420OTHERHRSWRK
Hours usually worked - In all other jobs/businesses
Q420TOTALHRSWRK
Hours usually worked - in total
Q4211MONHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Monday
Q4211TUEHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Tuesday
Q4211WEDHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Wednesday
Q4211THUHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Thursday
Q4211FRIHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Friday
Q4211SATHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Saturday
Q4211SUNHRSWRK
Hours worked on first job - on Sunday
Q4211TOTALHRS
Hours worked on first job - in total
Q4212MONHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Monday
Q4212TUEHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Tuesday
Q4212WEDHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Wednesday
Q4212THUHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Thursday
Q4212FRIHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Friday
Q4212SATHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Saturday
Q4212SUNHRSWRK
Hours worked on second job - on Sunday
Q4212TOTALHRS
Hours worked on second job - in total
Q4213MONHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Monday
Q4213TUEHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Tuesday
Q4213WEDHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Wednesday
Q4213THUHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Thursday
Q4213FRIHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Friday
Q4213SATHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Saturday
Q4213SUNHRSWRK
Hours worked on all other jobs - on Sunday
Q4213TOTALHRS
Hours worked on all other jobs - in total
Q422MOREHRS
Liked to work more hours
Q423ADDHRS
Additional hours
Q424WRKXHRS
Willing to work longer hours
Q425STARTXWRK
Willing to do extra work
Q59AFARMWRK
Do farm work
Q59ATIME
Time doing farm work
Q59BFETCHWATER
Fetch water
Q59BTIME
Time fetching water
Q59CPRODHHGOODS
Produce goods
Q59CTIME
Time producing goods
Q59DCONSTRUC
Do construction
Q59DTIME
Time doing construction work
Q59ECATCHFOOD
Catch food
Q59ETIME
Time fetching food
Province
Province
metro_code
Metro/non-metro
Geo_Type_Code
Geography type
Stratum
Stratum
age_grp1
Age group
Status
Employment status
Lfs_Status
Employment status detailed
InactReason
Inactivity reason
Unempl_Status
Unemployment status
Indus
Main industry grouped
Occup
Main occupation grouped
PrevIndus
Previous industry grouped
PrevOccup
Previous occupation grouped
Sector1
Sector (excludes agriculture from formal and informal sectors)
Infempl
Informal employment
Long_term_unempl
Long-term unemployment
at_least_1
Involvement in at least one non-market activity
Underempl
Underemployment
Hrswrk
Hours worked
Education_status
Education Status
Neet
Not in employment, education or training
Graduates
Education Status2
Ste_icse93
Status in employment (ICSE-93)
Ste_icse18_authority
Status in employment by type of authority-5 main categories, (ICSE-18)
Ste_icse18
Status in employment by type of authority- detailed (ICSE-18 )
Ste_icse18_risk
Status in employment by type of economic risk, (ICSE-18)
Weight
Weight
Total: 196
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