User Guide > StatsSA > Human Capital

This page outlines what data Codera makes available through EconData, relating to human capital (including population and labour market data). This “Human Capital” Category falls under our EconData StatsSA Category Scheme. In these dataflow docs, we outline the dimensions in the series keys we use, and detail the codes used in those concepts.

Regional Population Data

Mid-year population estimates: This statistical release contains estimations of the population of South Africa. Click here for more info.

ID: POPULATION_DATA_REG

Publication code: P0302

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SARB Population Data

ID: POPULATION_DATA

Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)

The QLFS is designed to measure the dynamics of the South African labour market, producing indicators such as employment, unemployment and inactivity. Click on this paragraph to expand details on the dimensions included in our dataflow.

ID: QLFS

Codera Analytics engineers the aggregate Excel file, loading our structured data into EconData within half an hour of the data being made publicly available by StatsSA. See our blog posts here: https://codera.co.za/?s=qlfs

Overall dataset concepts

Feature	Value
Country	South Africa
Source	StatsSA
Dataset	QLFS
Publication code	P0211
Frequency	Quarterly
Unit Multiplier	Thousands

The series starts at the beginning of 2008, unless otherwise stated.

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Data Key

The data key contains four dimensions. The order of the data_key is:

LABSTAT.CATEGORY.AREA.SEX

The number of characters in the codes (as outlined below) used in the dimensions are 4, 5, 2 and 1 respectively, with full-stops between the codes in the data key.

When the dimensions are put together, 1143 series are available.

1. LABSTAT

“LABSTAT” stands for labour statistic, but this dimension could be referred to as the “variables”. In most cases the concept is the estimated number of people in South Africa’s population falling into the definition, based on survey weights. Some concepts are percentages (where R for ‘rate’ is used for the third character).

Population count POPC
Labour Force (narrow) LFON
Labour Force (broad) LFOB
Employed EMPL
Unemployed (narrow) UNEN
Unemployed (broad) UNEB
Not economically active (narrow) NEAN
Not economically active (broad) NEAB
Discouraged work seekers DWSE
Other not economically active NEAO
NEA: Student NEAS
NEA: Home-maker NEAH
NEA: Illness/disability NEAI
NEA: Too old/young to work NEAA
NEA: Other (excluding the above) NEAE
Unemployment rate (narrow) UNRN
Unemployment rate (broad) UNRB
Absorption rate (employed/population) ABRP
Labour force participation rate (narrow) LPRN
Labour force participation rate (broad) LPRB
Contributing towards pension/retirement funds: Yes CPFY
Contributing towards pension/retirement funds: No CPFN
Contributing towards pension/retirement funds: Don’t know CPFD
Entitled to any paid leave: Yes EPLY
Entitled to any paid leave: No EPLN
Entitled to any paid leave: Don’t know EPLD
Entitled to paid sick leave: Yes ESLY
Entitled to paid sick leave: No ESLN
Entitled to paid sick leave: Don’t know ESLD
Entitled to maternity/paternity leave: Yes EMLY
Entitled to maternity/paternity leave: No EMLN
Entitled to maternity/paternity leave: Don’t know EMLD
Contributing towards the UIF: Yes CUFY
Contributing towards the UIF: No CUFN
Contributing towards the UIF: Don’t know CUFD
Medical aid fringe benefits: Yes EMFY
Medical aid fringe benefits: No EMFN
Medical aid fringe benefits: Don’t know EMFD
Income tax (PAYE/SITE) deduction: Yes DITY
Income tax (PAYE/SITE) deduction: No DITN
Income tax (PAYE/SITE) deduction: Don’t know DITD
Condition of employment: Written contract ECWC
Condition of employment: Verbal agreement ECVA
Nature of contract/agreement: Limited duration ECLD
Nature of contract/agreement: Permanent nature ECPN
Nature of contract/agreement: Unspecified duration ECUD
Trade union membership: Yes ETUY
Trade union membership: No ETUN
Trade union membership: Don’t know ETUD
How annual salary increment is negotiated: Individual and employer ESNI
How annual salary increment is negotiated: Union and employer ESNU
How annual salary increment is negotiated: Bargaining council ESNB
How annual salary increment is negotiated: Employer only ESNE
How annual salary increment is negotiated: No regular increment ESNN
How annual salary increment is negotiated: Other ESNO
Underemployed: Count UDEC
Underemployed: Percentage of the labour force UDRL
Underemployed: Percentage of total employment UDRE
Unemployed: Job losers UNES
Unemployed: Job leavers UNEA
Unemployed: New entrants UNEW
Unemployed: Re-entrants UNER
Unemployed: Other UNEO
Unemployment: Long-term unemployment (one year and more) UNEY
Unemployment: Short-term unemployment (less than one year) UNEX
Long-term unemployment: Proportion of the labour force UNYL
Long-term unemployment: Proportion of the unemployed UNYU
Unemployed, but worked in the past five years UN5T
Unemployed, but worked in the past five years: Previous occupation UN5O
Unemployed, but worked in the past five years: Previous industry UN5I
Inactivity rate (per cent) INRA
Not in education nor employment NEET
Involvement in non-market activities: Subsistence farming NMSF
Involvement in non-market activities: Fetching water or collecting wood/dung NMWW
Involvement in non-market activities: Produce other goods for household use NMGH
Involvement in non-market activities: Construction or major repairs to own or household NMCR
Involvement in non-market activities: Hunting or fishing for household use NMHF
Involvement in non-market activities: Involvement in at least one activity NM1A
Involvement in non-market activities: Involvement in at least one activity, and employed NM1E
Involvement in non-market activities: Involvement in at least one activity, and unemployed NM1U
Involvement in non-market activities: Involvement in at least one activity, and NEA NM1N

2. CATEGORY

In this dataflow, the most common category is the total, as shown at the top of the list below, noting that the entire Excel file is restricted to the working age population, 15–64 years old. The first letter of the codes in the data key groups the categories into ‘super-categories’.

Age group: 15-64 years (Total) TOTAL
Age group: 15-24 years A1524
Age group: 25-34 years A2534
Age group: 35-44 years A3544
Age group: 45-54 years A4554
Age group: 55-64 years A5564
Age group: 25-54 years A2554
Population group: Black/African RBLCK
Population group: Coloured RCOLR
Population group: Indian/Asian RASAN
Population group: White RWHTE
Industry: Agriculture IAGRA
Industry: Mining IMINA
Industry: Manufacturing IMANA
Industry: Utilities IUTLA
Industry: Construction ICONA
Industry: Trade ITRDA
Industry: Transport ITRNA
Industry: Finance IFINA
Industry: Community and social services ISERA
Industry: Private households IHOSA
Industry: Other IOTHA
Industry: Mining: Formal sector IMINF
Industry: Manufacturing: Formal sector IMANF
Industry: Utilities: Formal sector IUTLF
Industry: Construction: Formal sector ICONF
Industry: Trade: Formal sector ITRDF
Industry: Transport: Formal sector ITRNF
Industry: Finance: Formal sector IFINF
Industry: Community and social services: Formal sector ISERF
Industry: Private households: Formal sector IHOSF
Industry: Other: Formal sector IOTHF
Industry: Mining: Informal sector IMINI
Industry: Manufacturing: Informal sector IMANI
Industry: Utilities: Informal sector IUTLI
Industry: Construction: Informal sector ICONI
Industry: Trade: Informal sector ITRDI
Industry: Transport: Informal sector ITRNI
Industry: Finance: Informal sector IFINI
Industry: Community and social services: Informal sector ISERI
Industry: Private households: Informal sector IHOSI
Industry: Other: Informal sector IOTHI
Sector: Formal and informal (non-agricultural) SFRIN
Sector: Formal (non-agricultural) SFORM
Sector: Informal (non-agricultural) SINFM
Sector: Agriculture SAGRI
Sector: Private households SHOUS
Occupation: Manager OMNGR
Occupation: Professional OPROF
Occupation: Technician OTECH
Occupation: Clerk OCLRK
Occupation: Sales and services OSALE
Occupation: Skilled agriculture OAGRI
Occupation: Crafts and related trades OCRFT
Occupation: Plant and machinery operators OMACH
Occupation: Elementary occupations (probably excluding domestic workers) OELEM
Occupation: Domestic workers ODWRK
Occupation: Other OOTHR
Status in employment: Employee TELEE
Status in employment: Employer TEYER
Status in employment: Own-account worker TOWNA
Status in employment: Unpaid household member TUNPD
Usual hours of work per week: <15 WLT15
Usual hours of work per week: 15-29 W1529
Usual hours of work per week: 30-39 W3039
Usual hours of work per week: 40-45 W4045
Usual hours of work per week: >45 WGT45
Education: No schooling ENONE
Education: Less than primary completed ELTPS
Education: Primary completed EPRIM
Education: Secondary not completed ESNOT
Education: Secondary completed ESECD
Education: Tertiary ETERT
Education: Other EOTHR
Educational attendance: Attending educational institution GATTD
Educational attendance: Not attending educational institution GANOT
Marital status: Married MMARR
Marital status: Living together like husband and wife MLIVE
Marital status: Widow(er) MWIDW
Marital status: Divorced or separated MSEPT
Marital status: Never married MNEVR