WHAT IS THE LABOUR FORCE SURVEY?

The Labour Force Survey is a twice-yearly rotating panel household survey, specifically designed to measure the dynamics of employment and unemployment in South Africa. It measures a variety of issues related to the labour market.

Persons database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Education/Training
  • Household

 

Workers database offers data on:

    • Demographics
    • Employment
    • Company status and benefits
    • Unemployment

Household database offers data on:

  • Usage of utilities such as water, energy, toilet facility
  • Communications- cell phone, telephone, mail
  • Transport usage
  • Income and ownership of assets (including banking, insurance, government grants, etc.)

 

Public works database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
  • Details on Farming
  • Uncompensated work

 

Child database offers data on:

  • Demographics

 

Migrant database offers data on:

  • Demographics
  • Contributions

FinScope, a FinMark Trust initiative, is the most comprehensive national household survey focused on the financial services needs and usage across the entire South African population.

The Finscope database offers data on:

  • Income and employment
  • Household ownership and details on structure, utilities, and facilities
  • Ownership of large and small durable items
  • Use of financial services and products (Investments, Insurance, Burial Society, Stokvel, Retail Accounts, Banking Loans)
  • Financial household risk management and coping strategies
  • Psychographics on banking and finance issues as well as personal well-being and outlook
  • Language
  • Communications- cell phone, telephone, basic questions on Internet usage