Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2025
Quarter 4
South Africa, 2025
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ZAF_2025_QLFS-Q4_v01_M
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Previous industry (Q316PREVINDUSTRY)
Data file: qlfs-2025-q4-v1
Overview
Valid:
4626
Minimum:
10
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | Private households with uneployed persons |
| 111 | Growing of crops,marketing gardening,horti-culture |
| 112 | Farming of animals |
| 113 | Growing of crops combined with farming of animals(mixed farming) |
| 116 | Production of organic fertilizer |
| 121 | Forestry and related services |
| 131 | Ocean and coastal fishing |
| 210 | Mining of coal and lignite |
| 230 | Mining of gold and uranium ore |
| 241 | Mining of iron ore |
| 242 | Mining of non-ferrous metal ores |
| 252 | Mining of diamonds (including alluvial diamonds) |
| 253 | Mining and quarrying N.E.C. |
| 301 | Production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, oils and fats |
| 302 | Manufacture of dairy products |
| 303 | Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products and prepared animal feeds |
| 304 | Manufacture of other food products |
| 305 | Manufacture of beverages |
| 311 | Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles |
| 312 | Manufacture of other textiles |
| 313 | Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics and articles |
| 314 | Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel |
| 316 | Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbag, |
| 317 | Manufacture of footwear |
| 321 | Sawmilling and planing of wood |
| 322 | Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting material |
| 323 | Manufacture of paper and paper products |
| 324 | Publishing |
| 325 | Printing and service activities related to printing |
| 331 | Manufacture of coke oven products |
| 332 | Petroleum refineries / synthesisers |
| 334 | Manufacture of basic chemicals |
| 335 | Manufacture of other chemical products |
| 337 | Manufacture of rubber products |
| 338 | Manufacture of plastic products |
| 341 | Manufacture of glass and glass products |
| 342 | Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products N.E.C. |
| 351 | Manufacture of basic iron and steel |
| 352 | Manufacture of basic precious and non-ferrous metals |
| 354 | Manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reservoirs and steam generators |
| 355 | Manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalwork service activities |
| 356 | Manufacture of general purpose machinery |
| 357 | Manufacture of special purpose machinery |
| 358 | Manufacture of household appliances N.E.C. |
| 359 | Manufacture of office, accounting and computing machinery |
| 361 | Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers |
| 363 | Manufacture of insulated wire and cable |
| 364 | Manufacture of accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries |
| 366 | Manufacture of other electrical equipment N.E.C. |
| 371 | Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components |
| 381 | Manufacture of motor vehicles |
| 383 | Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines |
| 384 | Building and repairing of ships and boats |
| 391 | Manufacture of furniture |
| 392 | Manufacturing N.E.C... |
| 395 | Recycling N.E.C. |
| 411 | Production, collection and distribution of electricity |
| 412 | Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains |
| 420 | Collection, purification and distribution of water |
| 501 | Site preparation |
| 502 | Building of complete constructions or parts thereof; civil engineering |
| 503 | Building installation |
| 504 | Building completion |
| 611 | Wholesale trade on a fee or contract basis |
| 612 | Wholesale trade in agricultural raw materials, livestock, food, beverages and tobacco |
| 613 | Wholesale trade in house-hold goods |
| 614 | Wholesale trade in non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap |
| 621 | Non-specialised retail trade in stores |
| 622 | Retail trade in food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores |
| 623 | Other retail trade in new goods in specialised stores |
| 624 | Retail trade in second-hand goods in stores |
| 625 | Retail trade not in stores |
| 626 | Repair of personal and household goods |
| 631 | Sale of motor vehicles |
| 632 | Maintenance and re-pair of motor vehicles |
| 633 | Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories |
| 634 | Sale, maintenance and repair of motor cycles and related parts and accessories |
| 635 | Retail sale of automotive fuel |
| 641 | Hotels, camping sites and other provision of short stay accommodation |
| 642 | Restaurants, bars and canteens |
| 643 | Shebeen |
| 711 | Railway transport |
| 712 | Other land transport |
| 730 | Air transport |
| 741 | Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies |
| 751 | Postal and related courier activities |
| 752 | Telecommunication |
| 811 | Monetary intermediation |
| 818 | Cash loans |
| 819 | Other financial intermediation N.E.C. |
| 821 | Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security |
| 842 | Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis |
| 851 | Renting of transport equipment |
| 852 | Renting of other machinery and equipment |
| 862 | Software consultancy and supply |
| 863 | Data processing |
| 864 | Data base activities |
| 865 | Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery |
| 871 | Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering |
| 881 | Legal, accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy; market research and public pinion research; business and management consultancy |
| 882 | Architectural, engineering and other technical activities |
| 883 | Advertising |
| 889 | Business activities N.E.C. |
| 911 | Central government activities |
| 913 | Local authority activities |
| 915 | S A Defense force |
| 916 | S A Police service |
| 920 | Education |
| 931 | Human health activities |
| 933 | Social work activities |
| 940 | Other community, social and personal service activities |
| 951 | Activities of business, employers and professional organisations |
| 952 | Activities of trade unions |
| 959 | Activities of other member-ship organizations |
| 961 | Motion picture, radio, television and other entertainment activities |
| 962 | News agency activities |
| 963 | Library, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
| 964 | Sporting and other recreational activities |
| 990 | Other service activities |
| 999 | Unspecified |
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.