Quarterly Labour Force Survey 2026, Quarter 2

South Africa, 2026

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zaf-statssa-qlfs-2026-q2-v1

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https://doi.org/10.25828/5px7-4j17

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Statistics South Africa

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South African Labour Force Survey Data

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Aug 12, 2026

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Aug 12, 2026

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Main reason absent from work (Q27RSNABSENT)

Data file: qlfs-2026-q2-v1

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Valid: 0

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Type: Discrete

Width: 72

Format: Numeric

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