Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3
South Africa, 2025
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Reference ID
ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Feb 10, 2026
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- QLFS202503
Metro/non-metro (metro_code)
Data file: QLFS202503
Overview
Valid:
63426
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
17
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WC - Non Metro | 2132 |
3.4%
|
| 2 | WC - City of Cape Town | 4384 |
6.9%
|
| 3 | EC - Non Metro | 5584 |
8.8%
|
| 4 | EC - Buffalo City | 944 |
1.5%
|
| 5 | EC - Nelson Mandela Bay | 1482 |
2.3%
|
| 6 | NC - Non Metro | 2551 |
4%
|
| 7 | FS - Non Metro | 3101 |
4.9%
|
| 8 | FS - Mangaung | 1144 |
1.8%
|
| 9 | KZN - Non Metro | 7595 |
12%
|
| 10 | KZN - eThekwini | 3656 |
5.8%
|
| 11 | NW - Non Metro | 3820 |
6%
|
| 12 | GP - Non Metro | 2130 |
3.4%
|
| 13 | GP - Ekurhuleni | 3877 |
6.1%
|
| 14 | GP - City of Johannesburg | 4558 |
7.2%
|
| 15 | GP - City of Tshwane | 3130 |
4.9%
|
| 16 | MP - Non Metro | 5517 |
8.7%
|
| 17 | LP - Non Metro | 7821 |
12.3%
|
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.