Post Apartheid Labour Market Series 1993-2025
South Africa, 1993 - 2025
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Reference ID
zaf-df-palms-1993-2025-v4
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Andrew Kerr, David Lam, Martin Wittenberg
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Data file: palmsv4
Overview
Valid:
2340145
Invalid:
5107415
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
999
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
loc_start_pos:
185
loc_end_pos:
187
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 999
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0. not applicable | 1940563 |
82.9%
|
| 10 | private households with employed persons | 54169 |
2.3%
|
| 20 | exterritorial organisations | 21 |
0%
|
| 30 | representatives of foreign governments | 61 |
0%
|
| 45 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 60 | not elsewhere classified | 0 |
0%
|
| 90 | other activities not adequately defined | 0 |
0%
|
| 110 | 110. agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | 49 |
0%
|
| 111 | 111. growing of crops | 21533 |
0.9%
|
| 112 | 112. farming of animals | 3899 |
0.2%
|
| 113 | 113. growing of crops combined with farming of animals(mixed | 2194 |
0.1%
|
| 114 | 114. agricultural and animal husbandry services, except vete | 297 |
0%
|
| 115 | 115. game hunting, trapping and game propagation, including | 96 |
0%
|
| 116 | 116. production of organic fertilizer | 58 |
0%
|
| 120 | 120. forestry, logging and related services | 0 |
0%
|
| 121 | 121. forestry and related services | 1791 |
0.1%
|
| 122 | 122. logging and related services | 384 |
0%
|
| 130 | 130. fishing, operational of fish hatcheries and fish farms | 0 |
0%
|
| 131 | 131. ocean and coastal fishing | 208 |
0%
|
| 132 | 132. fish hatcheries and fish farms | 83 |
0%
|
| 210 | 210. mining of coal and lignite | 1136 |
0%
|
| 221 | 221. extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; service | 1 |
0%
|
| 230 | 230. mining of gold and uranium ore | 2080 |
0.1%
|
| 240 | 240. mining of metal ores | 6 |
0%
|
| 241 | 241. mining of iron ore | 252 |
0%
|
| 242 | 242. mining of non-ferrous metal ores | 2255 |
0.1%
|
| 250 | 250. other mining and quarrying | 0 |
0%
|
| 251 | 251. stone quarrying, clay and sandpits | 141 |
0%
|
| 252 | 252. mining of diamonds (including alluvial diamonds) | 753 |
0%
|
| 253 | 253. mining and quarrying n.e.c. | 610 |
0%
|
| 290 | 290. service activities incidental to mining of minerals | 3 |
0%
|
| 300 | 300. manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco pro | 0 |
0%
|
| 301 | 301. production, processing and preservation of meat, fish, | 3398 |
0.1%
|
| 302 | 302. manufacture of dairy products | 824 |
0%
|
| 303 | 303. manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch | 644 |
0%
|
| 304 | 304. manufacture of other food products | 3706 |
0.2%
|
| 305 | 305. manufacture of beverages | 1863 |
0.1%
|
| 306 | 306. manufacture of tobacco products | 65 |
0%
|
| 310 | 310. manufacture of textiles, clothing and leather goods | 0 |
0%
|
| 311 | 311. spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles | 423 |
0%
|
| 312 | 312. manufacture of other textiles | 1229 |
0.1%
|
| 313 | 313. manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics and articl | 350 |
0%
|
| 314 | 314. manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel | 4994 |
0.2%
|
| 315 | 315. dressing and dyeing of fur; manufacture of articles of | 0 |
0%
|
| 316 | 316. tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage | 261 |
0%
|
| 317 | 317. manufacture of footwear | 539 |
0%
|
| 320 | 320. manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, e | 0 |
0%
|
| 321 | 321. sawmilling and planing of wood | 513 |
0%
|
| 322 | 322. manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiti | 1469 |
0.1%
|
| 323 | 323. manufacture of paper and paper products | 999 |
0%
|
| 324 | 324. publishing | 289 |
0%
|
| 325 | 325. printing and service activities related to printing | 1283 |
0.1%
|
| 326 | 326. reproduction of recorded media | 2 |
0%
|
| 330 | 330. manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuc | 0 |
0%
|
| 331 | 331. manufacture of coke oven products | 79 |
0%
|
| 332 | 332. petroleum refineries / synthesisers | 828 |
0%
|
| 333 | 333. processing of nuclear fuel | 6 |
0%
|
| 334 | 334. manufacture of basic chemicals | 296 |
0%
|
| 335 | 335. manufacture of other chemical products | 1624 |
0.1%
|
| 336 | 336. manufacture of manmade fibers | 3 |
0%
|
| 337 | 337. manufacture of rubber products | 457 |
0%
|
| 338 | 338. manufacture of plastic products | 1334 |
0.1%
|
| 340 | 340. manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 0 |
0%
|
| 341 | 341. manufacture of glass and glass products | 416 |
0%
|
| 342 | 342. manufacture of non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. | 2601 |
0.1%
|
| 350 | 350. manufacture of basic metals, fabricated metal products | 0 |
0%
|
| 351 | 351. manufacture of basic iron and steel | 1803 |
0.1%
|
| 352 | 352. manufacture of basic precious and non-ferrous metals | 388 |
0%
|
| 353 | 353. casting of metals | 139 |
0%
|
| 354 | 354. manufacture of structural metal products, tanks, reserv | 1838 |
0.1%
|
| 355 | 355. manufacture of other fabricated metal products; metalwo | 1805 |
0.1%
|
| 356 | 356. manufacture of general purpose machinery | 425 |
0%
|
| 357 | 357. manufacture of special purpose machinery | 612 |
0%
|
| 358 | 358. manufacture of household appliances n.e.c. | 397 |
0%
|
| 359 | 359. manufacture of office, accounting and computing machine | 93 |
0%
|
| 360 | 360. manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c | 0 |
0%
|
| 361 | 361. manufacture of electric motors, generators and transfor | 79 |
0%
|
| 362 | 362. manufacture of electricity distribution and control app | 38 |
0%
|
| 363 | 363. manufacture of insulated wire and cable | 90 |
0%
|
| 364 | 364. manufacture of accumulators, primary cells and primary | 61 |
0%
|
| 365 | 365. manufacture of electric lamps and lighting equipment | 109 |
0%
|
| 366 | 366. manufacture of other electrical equipment n.e.c. | 86 |
0%
|
| 370 | 370. manufacture of radio, television and communication equi | 0 |
0%
|
| 371 | 371. manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other el | 58 |
0%
|
| 372 | 372. manufacture of television and radio transmitters and ap | 37 |
0%
|
| 373 | 373. manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or | 57 |
0%
|
| 374 | 374. manufacture of medical appliances and instruments and a | 199 |
0%
|
| 375 | 375. manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equ | 15 |
0%
|
| 376 | 376. manufacture of watches and clocks | 4 |
0%
|
| 380 | 380. manufacture of transport equipment | 0 |
0%
|
| 381 | 381. manufacture of motor vehicles | 721 |
0%
|
| 382 | 382. manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; | 167 |
0%
|
| 383 | 383. manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles | 1045 |
0%
|
| 384 | 384. building and repairing of ships and boats | 119 |
0%
|
| 385 | 385. manufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and roll | 49 |
0%
|
| 386 | 386. manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft | 47 |
0%
|
| 387 | 387. manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c. | 33 |
0%
|
| 390 | 390. manufacture of furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.; recycl | 0 |
0%
|
| 391 | 391. manufacture of furniture | 1108 |
0%
|
| 392 | 392. manufacturing n.e.c... | 634 |
0%
|
| 395 | 395. recycling n.e.c. | 753 |
0%
|
| 410 | 410. electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply | 0 |
0%
|
| 411 | 411. production, collection and distribution of electricity | 1463 |
0.1%
|
| 412 | 412. manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels throu | 75 |
0%
|
| 413 | 413. steam and hot water supply | 3 |
0%
|
| 420 | 420. collection, purification and distribution of water | 735 |
0%
|
| 500 | 500. construction | 0 |
0%
|
| 501 | 501. site preparation | 106 |
0%
|
| 502 | 502. building of complete constructions or parts thereof; ci | 41734 |
1.8%
|
| 503 | 503. building installation | 6656 |
0.3%
|
| 504 | 504. building completion | 5926 |
0.3%
|
| 505 | 505. renting of construction of demolition equipment with op | 9 |
0%
|
| 610 | 610. wholesale and commission trade, except of motor vehicle | 0 |
0%
|
| 611 | 611. wholesale trade on a fee or contract basis | 742 |
0%
|
| 612 | 612. wholesale trade in agricultural raw materials, livestoc | 1420 |
0.1%
|
| 613 | 613. wholesale trade in house-hold goods | 261 |
0%
|
| 614 | 614. wholesale trade in non-agricultural intermediate produc | 1169 |
0%
|
| 615 | 615. wholesale trade in machinery, equipment and supplies | 121 |
0%
|
| 619 | 619. other wholesale trade | 28 |
0%
|
| 620 | 620. retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 0 |
0%
|
| 621 | 621. non-specialised retail trade in stores | 16784 |
0.7%
|
| 622 | 622. retail trade in food, beverages and tobacco in speciali | 5839 |
0.2%
|
| 623 | 623. other retail trade in new goods in specialised stores | 17088 |
0.7%
|
| 624 | 624. retail trade in second-hand goods in stores | 118 |
0%
|
| 625 | 625. retail trade not in stores | 13360 |
0.6%
|
| 626 | 626. repair of personal and household goods | 918 |
0%
|
| 630 | 630. sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and mot | 0 |
0%
|
| 631 | 631. sale of motor vehicles | 1149 |
0%
|
| 632 | 632. maintenance and re-pair of motor vehicles | 3317 |
0.1%
|
| 633 | 633. sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | 862 |
0%
|
| 634 | 634. sale, maintenance and repair of motor cycles and relat | 42 |
0%
|
| 635 | 635. retail sale of automotive fuel | 3075 |
0.1%
|
| 640 | 640. hotels and restaurants | 0 |
0%
|
| 641 | 641. hotels, camping sites and other provision of short stay | 4720 |
0.2%
|
| 642 | 642. restaurants, bars and canteens | 14547 |
0.6%
|
| 643 | 643. shebeen | 961 |
0%
|
| 710 | 710. land transport; transport via pipelines | 0 |
0%
|
| 711 | 711. railway transport | 1193 |
0.1%
|
| 712 | 712. other land transport | 10292 |
0.4%
|
| 713 | 713. transport via pipelines | 0 |
0%
|
| 720 | 720. water transport | 0 |
0%
|
| 721 | 721. sea and coastal water transport | 67 |
0%
|
| 722 | 722. inland water transport | 3 |
0%
|
| 730 | 730. air transport | 447 |
0%
|
| 741 | 741. supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activiti | 1781 |
0.1%
|
| 750 | 750. post and telecommunication | 0 |
0%
|
| 751 | 751. postal and related courier activities | 1178 |
0.1%
|
| 752 | 752. telecommunication | 1968 |
0.1%
|
| 810 | 810. financial intermediation, except insurance and pension | 0 |
0%
|
| 811 | 811. monetary intermediation | 1788 |
0.1%
|
| 818 | 818. cash loans | 487 |
0%
|
| 819 | 819. other financial intermediation n.e.c. | 943 |
0%
|
| 821 | 821. insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social | 1897 |
0.1%
|
| 830 | 830. activities auxiliary to financial intermediation | 0 |
0%
|
| 831 | 831. activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, excep | 154 |
0%
|
| 832 | 832. activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding | 3 |
0%
|
| 840 | 840. real estate activities | 0 |
0%
|
| 841 | 841. real estate activities with own or leased property | 423 |
0%
|
| 842 | 842. real estate activities on a fee or contract basis | 338 |
0%
|
| 850 | 850. renting of machinery and equipment, without operator a | 0 |
0%
|
| 851 | 851. renting of transport equipment | 261 |
0%
|
| 852 | 852. renting of other machinery and equipment | 271 |
0%
|
| 853 | 853. renting of personal and household goods n.e.c. | 263 |
0%
|
| 860 | 860. computer and related activities | 0 |
0%
|
| 861 | 861. hardware consultancy | 7 |
0%
|
| 862 | 862. software consultancy and supply | 541 |
0%
|
| 863 | 863. data processing | 85 |
0%
|
| 864 | 864. data base activities | 66 |
0%
|
| 865 | 865. maintenance and repair of office, accounting and comput | 142 |
0%
|
| 869 | 869. other computer related activities | 105 |
0%
|
| 870 | 870. research and development | 0 |
0%
|
| 871 | 871. research and experimental development on natural scienc | 349 |
0%
|
| 872 | 872. research and experimental develop-ment on social scienc | 0 |
0%
|
| 880 | 880. other business activities | 0 |
0%
|
| 881 | 881. legal, accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; | 1767 |
0.1%
|
| 882 | 882. architectural, engineering and other technical activiti | 2660 |
0.1%
|
| 883 | 883. advertising | 1435 |
0.1%
|
| 889 | 889. business activities n.e.c. | 28286 |
1.2%
|
| 910 | 910. public administration and defence activities | 0 |
0%
|
| 911 | 911. central government activities | 4956 |
0.2%
|
| 912 | 912. regional services council activities | 0 |
0%
|
| 913 | 913. local authority activities | 6331 |
0.3%
|
| 914 | 914. provincial administrations | 84 |
0%
|
| 915 | 915. s a defense force | 687 |
0%
|
| 916 | 916. s a police service | 1226 |
0.1%
|
| 917 | 917. correctional service | 339 |
0%
|
| 920 | 920. education | 17541 |
0.7%
|
| 930 | 930. health and social work | 0 |
0%
|
| 931 | 931. human health activities | 7749 |
0.3%
|
| 932 | 932. veterinary activities | 160 |
0%
|
| 933 | 933. social work activities | 6518 |
0.3%
|
| 940 | 940. other community, social and personal service activities | 5981 |
0.3%
|
| 950 | 950. activities of membership organisations n.e.c. | 0 |
0%
|
| 951 | 951. activities of business, employers and professional orga | 199 |
0%
|
| 952 | 952. activities of trade unions | 99 |
0%
|
| 959 | 959. activities of other member-ship organizations | 561 |
0%
|
| 960 | 960. recreational, cultural and sporting activities | 0 |
0%
|
| 961 | 961. motion picture, radio, television and other entertainme | 721 |
0%
|
| 962 | 962. news agency activities | 262 |
0%
|
| 963 | 963. library, archives, museums and other cultural activitie | 757 |
0%
|
| 964 | 964. sporting and other recreational activities | 1668 |
0.1%
|
| 988 | 988. begging | 0 |
0%
|
| 990 | 990. other service activities | 5606 |
0.2%
|
| 999 | 999. unspecified | 124 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 5107415 |
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.