Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa 2024

South Africa, 2024

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zaf-statssa-lmdsa-2024-v1

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https://doi.org/10.25828/byqs-k618

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Statistics South Africa

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South African Labour Force Survey Data

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Jul 02, 2026

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Jul 02, 2026

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Main reason absent from work (LMD2024_Q27Rsnabsent)

Data file: lmdsa-2024

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Valid: 0

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Type: Discrete

Width: 64

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category
1	1. Health reasons
2	2. Vacation leave
3	3. Caring for family or others(Except Maternity/Paternity leave)
4	4. Maternity or paternity leave
5	5. Other family/community obligations
6	6. Strike/stay-away/lockout
7	7. Problems with transport
8	8. Bad weather
9	9. Study or training leave
11	11. Temporarily laid off/Reduction in economic activity
12	12. Seasonal work
13	13. Start a new job/business at a definite date in the future
14	14. Other reason

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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