zaf-statssa-lmdsa-2023-v1
Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2023
LMDSA 2023
Name | Country code |
---|---|
South Africa | zaf |
Labour Force Survey
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) is a household-based sample survey conducted by Statistics South Africa that collects data on the labour market activities of individuals aged 15 years or older who live in South Africa. Since 2008, Statistics SA have produced an annual dataset based on the QLFS data, Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa (LMDSA). The LMDSA is constructed using data from all all four QLFS in the year. The data also includes a number of variables (including income) that are not available in any of the QLFS datasets from 2010.
Survey data
Individuals
v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
2024
Individuals: labour market activity, labour preferences, labour market history, demographic characteristics, marital status, employment status, education, grants, tax, income.
The survey had national coverage.
The lowest level of geographic aggregation is Province.
The QLFS sample covers the non-institutional population except for those in workers' hostels. However, persons living in private dwelling units within institutions are enumerated. For example, within a school compound, one would enumerate the schoolmaster's house and teachers' accommodation because these are private dwellings. Students living in a dormitory or school compound are excluded.
Name | Affiliation |
---|---|
Statistics South Africa | Government of South Africa |
Information on sampling is available in the LMDSA metadata document provided by Statistics SA and made available with the data
Information on survey weights is available in the LMDSA metadata document provided by Statistics SA and made available with the data
Start | End |
---|---|
2023-01 | 2023-12 |
Statistics South Africa collects data under the South African Statistics Act of 1999.
Name | Affiliation | URL | |
---|---|---|---|
DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support.data1st.org | datafirst-support@uct.ac.za |
Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
Statistics South Africa. Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2023 [dataset]. Version 1. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa [producer], 2024. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/0hyg-ff51
Name | Affiliation | Role |
---|---|---|
DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
2025-08-06
Version 1