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Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2023

South Africa, 2023
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zaf-statssa-lmdsa-2023-v1.1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25828/0hyg-ff51
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Statistics South Africa
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South African Labour Force Survey Data
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Jul 07, 2026
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Jul 07, 2026
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Data file: lmdsa-2023-v1_1-metadata

Variables: 175

Variables

lmd2023_uqno
Unique number
lmd2023_personno
Person number
lmd2023_surveydate
Survey date
lmd2023_q12nights
Stayed at least four nights
lmd2023_q13gender
Gender
lmd2023_q15population
Population group
lmd2023_q16maritalstatus
Marital status
lmd2023_q17education
Highest education level
lmd2023_q18field
Study field
lmd2023_q19atte
Currently attending educational institution
lmd2023_q110edui
Education Institution
lmd2023_q20selfrespond
Person himself/herself responding
lmd2023_q24apdwrk
Paid work
lmd2023_q24bownbusns
Own business
lmd2023_q24cunpdwrk
Unpaid work
lmd2023_q25apdwrk
Have paid work to return to
lmd2023_q25bownbusns
Have own business to return to
lmd2023_q25cunpdwrk
Have an unpaid work to return to
lmd2023_q27rsnabsent
Main reason absent from work
lmd2023_q27atime
Time absent from work
lmd2023_q27brecpay
Receive pay
lmd2023_q31alookwrk
Look for work
lmd2023_q31bstartbusns
Start business
lmd2023_q31ctypwrk
Working/business arrangement
lmd2023_q3201register
Registered
lmd2023_q3202enquire
Enquired
lmd2023_q3203jobads
Placed adverts
lmd2023_q3204jobsearch
Search job
lmd2023_q3205assistance
Sought assistance
lmd2023_q3206startbusns
Start own business
lmd2023_q3207casual
Casual work
lmd2023_q3208finassist
Financial assistance
lmd2023_q3210nothing
Nothing
lmd2023_q33havejob
Have a job or start a business
lmd2023_q33awhnstart
How soon are you expecting to start work or a business
lmd2023_q34wanttowrk
Liked to work
lmd2023_q35ynotwrk
Reason for not working
lmd2023_q36timeseek
How long been trying to find work
lmd2023_q37actpriorjobseek
Activity before looking for work
lmd2023_q38rsnnotseek
Reason why not look for work or start business
lmd2023_q39joboffer
Accept job if offered
lmd2023_q310startbusns
Started business
lmd2023_q311rsnnotavailable
Reason not available for work
lmd2023_q311bwhnstart
How soon can you start work or a business
lmd2023_q312everwrk
Ever worked
lmd2023_q313timeunemploy
Time since last worked
lmd2023_q314rsnstopwrk
Main reason you stopped working
lmd2023_q315prevoccupation
Previous occupation
lmd2023_q316previndustry
Previous industry
lmd2023_q317wrk4whom
Whom did you work for
lmd2023_q319aoddjobs
Odd jobs
lmd2023_q319binhhpers
Supported by persons in the household
lmd2023_q319cnothhpers
Supported by persons not in the household
lmd2023_q319dcharity
Charity
lmd2023_q319euif
Unemployment Insurance Fund
lmd2023_q319fsavings
Savings
lmd2023_q319gpension
Pension
lmd2023_q319hgrants
Child support grant
lmd2023_q319iwelfare
Welfare grants
lmd2023_q319jothr
Other source of support
lmd2023_q41multiplejobs
More than one job
lmd2023_q42occupation
Occupation
lmd2023_q43industry
Industry
lmd2023_q44yearstart
Year stated
lmd2023_q44monthstart
Month started
lmd2023_q45wrk4whom
Main work
lmd2023_q46pension
Contribution to pension or retirement fund
lmd2023_q47pdleave
Paid leave
lmd2023_q47b1pdsick
Paid leave sick leave
lmd2023_q47b2maternity
Maternity/ paternity leave
lmd2023_q47cleave
Paid vacation leave
lmd2023_q47csick
Paid sick leave
lmd2023_q47cmaternity
Maternity/paternity leave
lmd2023_q48uif
UIF Deductions
lmd2023_q49medical
Medical aid or health insurance contribution
lmd2023_q410incometax
Registered for income tax
lmd2023_q411contracttype
Employment contract
lmd2023_q412contrduration
Work status
lmd2023_q412bmemunion
Trade union membership
lmd2023_q412csalincrement
Salary increment
lmd2023_q412acontrperiod
Contract period
lmd2023_q413vat
Registered for VAT
lmd2023_q414tax
Registered for income tax
lmd2023_q414abprotect
Business organisation/association
lmd2023_q415typebusns
Type of business or enterprise
lmd2023_q416nrworkers
Number of employees
lmd2023_q416asatisfied
Job satisfaction
lmd2023_q418hrswrk
Hours usually work
lmd2023_q419monhrswrk
Hours worked past week on Monday
lmd2023_q419tuehrswrk
Hours worked past week on Tuesday
lmd2023_q419wedhrswrk
Hours worked past week on Wednesday
lmd2023_q419thuhrswrk
Hours worked past week on Thursday
lmd2023_q419frihrswrk
Hours worked past week on Friday
lmd2023_q419sathrswrk
Hours worked past week on Saturday
lmd2023_q419sunhrswrk
Hours worked past week on Sunday
lmd2023_q419totalhrs
Hours worked past week in total
lmd2023_q420firsthrswrk
Hours usually worked in your first job/business
lmd2023_q420secondhrswrk
Hours usually worked in your second job/business
lmd2023_q420otherhrswrk
Hours usually worked in your all other job/business
lmd2023_q420totalhrswrk
Hours worked in total
lmd2023_q4211monhrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Monday
lmd2023_q4211tuehrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Tuesday
lmd2023_q4211wedhrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Wednesday
lmd2023_q4211thuhrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Thursday
lmd2023_q4211frihrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Friday
lmd2023_q4211sathrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Saturday
lmd2023_q4211sunhrswrk
Hours worked on first job on Sunday
lmd2023_q4211totalhrs
Hours worked on first job in total
lmd2023_q4212monhrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Monday
lmd2023_q4212tuehrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Tuesday
lmd2023_q4212wedhrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Wednesday
lmd2023_q4212thuhrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Thursday
lmd2023_q4212frihrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Friday
lmd2023_q4212sathrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Saturday
lmd2023_q4212sunhrswrk
Hours worked on second job on Sunday
lmd2023_q4212totalhrs
Hours worked on second job in total
lmd2023_q4213monhrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Monday
lmd2023_q4213tuehrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Tuesday
lmd2023_q4213wedhrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Wednesday
lmd2023_q4213thuhrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Thursday
lmd2023_q4213frihrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Friday
lmd2023_q4213sathrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Saturday
lmd2023_q4213sunhrswrk
Hours worked on all other jobs on Sunday
lmd2023_q4213totalhrs
Hours worked on all other jobs in total
lmd2023_q422morehrs
Liked to work more hours
lmd2023_q423addhrs
Additional hours
lmd2023_q424wrkxhrs
Willing to work longer hours
lmd2023_q425startxwrk
Willing to do extra work
lmd2023_q51wrk4whom
Main work
lmd2023_q52salaryinterval
Wages or salary interval
lmd2023_q53tipscommission
Tips or commission
lmd2023_q54a_monthly
Earnings interval
lmd2023_q56salaryinterval
Salary category
lmd2023_q57asalarywage
Do farm work
lmd2023_q57a_monthly
Time to do farm work
lmd2023_q58salarycategory
Fetch water
lmd2023_q59afarmwrk
Do farm work
lmd2023_q59atime
Time to do farm work
lmd2023_q59bfetchwater
Fetch water
lmd2023_q59btime
Time to fetch water
lmd2023_q59cprodhhgoods
Produce goods
lmd2023_q59ctime
Time to produce goods for household use
lmd2023_q59dconstruc
Do construction
lmd2023_q59dtime
Time to do construction
lmd2023_q59ecatchfood
Catch food
lmd2023_q59etime
Time to catch food
lmd2023_q14age
Age
lmd2023_stratum
Stratum
lmd2023_status
Employment status
lmd2023_status_exp
Employment status expanded
lmd2023_inactreason
Inactivity reason
lmd2023_unempl_status
Unemployment status
lmd2023_indus
Main industry
lmd2023_occup
Main occupation
lmd2023_previndus
Previous industry
lmd2023_prevoccup
Previous occupation
lmd2023_sector1
Sector one
lmd2023_sector2
Sector two
lmd2023_infempl
Informal employment
lmd2023_long_term_unempl
Long-term unemployment
lmd2023_at_least_1
Involvement in at least one non-market activity
lmd2023_underempl
Underemployment
lmd2023_hrswrk
Hours worked
lmd2023_education_status
Education Status
lmd2023_neet
Not in employment,education or training
lmd2023_graduates
Graduates
lmd2023_age_grp1
Age group
lmd2023_province
Province
lmd2023_metro_code
Metro/non-metro
lmd2023_geo_type
Geography type
lmd2023_psuno_seg
Primary sampling unit
lmd2023_monthly_amount
Monthly income amount
lmd2023_qtr
Quarter
lmd2023_weight_qtr
Weight per quarter
lmd2023_weight
Weight
Total: 175
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