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Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2023

South Africa, 2023
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zaf-statssa-lmdsa-2023-v1
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
Collections
Labour Force Survey and Quarterly Labour Force Survey
Metadata
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Aug 06, 2025
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
  • Data Access
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    zaf-statssa-lmdsa-2023-v1
    Title

    Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2023
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    LMDSA 2023
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa zaf
    Study type

    Labour Force Survey
    Abstract

    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.
    Kind of Data

    Survey data
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Version

    Version Description

    v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution
    Version Date

    2024

    Scope

    Notes

    Individuals: labour market activity, labour preferences, labour market history, demographic characteristics, marital status, employment status, education, grants, tax, income.

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    The survey had national coverage.
    Geographic Unit

    The lowest level of geographic aggregation is Province.
    Universe

    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.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Statistics South Africa Government of South Africa

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Information on sampling is available in the LMDSA metadata document provided by Statistics SA and made available with the data
    Weighting

    Information on survey weights is available in the LMDSA metadata document provided by Statistics SA and made available with the data

    Data Collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2023-01 2023-12
    Mode of data collection
    • Computer Assisted Personal Interview
    Supervision

    Statistics South Africa collects data under the South African Statistics Act of 1999.

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    DataFirst University of Cape Town support.data1st.org datafirst-support@uct.ac.za
    Access conditions

    Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
    Citation requirements

    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

    Metadata production

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    DataFirst University of Cape Town Metadata producer
    Date of Metadata Production

    2025-08-06

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 1
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