Tag: Quarterly Labour Force Survey

South Africa’s headline unemployment rate hit a record high of 34.4% in the second quarter of 2021, up from 32.6% in the first three months of the year as businesses shed staff resulting from the devastating economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Stats SA produces two quarterly surveys detailing South African employment. They are: The Quarterly Employment Survey, which examines VAT-registered businesses and includes detailed industry-level data on non-agricultural, formal employment; and The Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which surveys households and includes details on informal employment, agricultural employment and demographics of the workforce.