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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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Feb 10, 2026

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Data file: QLFS202503

Overview

Valid: 4633

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 11

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Agriculture; hunting and forestry	421	9.1%
2	Mining	72	1.6%
3	Manufacturing	422	9.1%
4	Electricity; gas and water	25	0.5%
5	Construction	576	12.4%
6	Wholesale and retail trade	880	19%
7	Transport; storage and communication	209	4.5%
8	Finance and business services	531	11.5%
9	Community; social and personal services	983	21.2%
10	Private households	509	11%
11	Other	5	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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