Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 3
South Africa, 2025
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ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q3_v01_M
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Previous industry (Q316PREVINDUSTRY)
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.