Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2026, Quarter 1

South Africa, 2026

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zaf-statssa-qlfs-2026-q1-v1

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https://doi.org/ https://doi.org/10.25828/twqp-bh07

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Statistics South Africa

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South African Labour Force Survey Data

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May 19, 2026

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May 20, 2026

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Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)

Data file: qlfs-2026-q1-v1

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Valid: 0

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Type: Discrete

Width: 16

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
1	Health reasons (sic kness, illness, accident)
2	Vacation leave, holi days
3	Caring for family or other (except matern ity/paternity leave)
4	Maternity or patern ity leave
5	Other family/comm unity obligations (fun erals, meeting)
6	Strike/Stay-Away/Lockout
7	Problems with transport
8	Bad weather, natural disaster
11	Temporarily laid off/reduction in economic activity
12	Seasonal work (low or off-season)
13	Waiting to start a new job/business at a definite date in the future
14	Long term disability
15	Other reason, specify

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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