Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2026
Quarter 1

South Africa, 2026

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ZAF_2026_QLFS-Q1_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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May 22, 2026

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May 22, 2026

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Reason why not look for work or start business (Q38RSNNOTSEEK)

Data file: qlfs-2026-q1-v1

Overview

Valid: 4701

Invalid: 58118

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 16

Mean: 8.1812380344608

Standard deviation: 2.232810708151

Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Awaiting the seasonal work
2	Waiting to be recalled to former job
3	Health reasons
4	Pregnancy
5	Disabled or unable to work (handicapped)
6	Housewife/homemaker (Family considerations/Child care)
7	Undergoing training to help find work
8	No jobs available in the area
9	Lack of money to pay for transport to look for work
10	Unable to find work requiring his/her skills
11	Lost hope of finding any kind of work
12	No transport available
13	Scholar or student
14	Retired/ too old to work
15	Too young to work
16	Other reason
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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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