Labor Force Survey, LFS 2020
Palestine, 2020 - 2021
Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Palestine20-LFS
HH-V1 -
Palestine20-LFS
IND-V1
Main activity status in the reference period [Standardized version] (MAS)
Data file: Palestine20-LFS IND-V1
Overview
Valid:
90838
Valid (weighted):
90838
Invalid:
0
Invalid (weighted):
0
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employed | 22723 | 23365 |
25.7%
|
| 2 | Unemployed | 8306 | 8416 |
9.3%
|
| 3 | Homemaker (Housewife) | 19550 | 19767 |
21.8%
|
| 4 | Student | 26876 | 26212 |
28.9%
|
| 5 | Pensioners/retired/disabled | 7801 | 7367 |
8.1%
|
| 6 | Others | 5582 | 5711 |
6.3%
|
| 99 | Not stated | 0 | 0 |
0%
|
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.
Description
Definition
Main activity status with respect to the labor force, which distinguishes between the employed and the not employed. The employed are those for whom work is the main activity, while for all the others the main activity should attempt to distinguish between pensioners, students, and homemakers.
Universe
Individuals aged 10+
Source of information
Data Dictionary & Questionnaire/Codebook
Imputation and derivation
Derivation
Original survey variable recoded/renamed (Ref: Data dictionary.pdf)
Others
Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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Unlike LFS, the main distinction in MAS is between “employed” and “not employed.”
- “Employed”: refers to those who, during the reference period, experienced any employment (any type or any extent) - even just one occasional hour of paid work or irregular unpaid family work (ILO definition).
- “Not Employed”: The rationale is that the individuals do not generally spend their time “being unemployed,” but use the unemployment time to participate in other activities (e.g., attending school or being a housewife). Unemployment will generally be considered the primary activity only if the individual states that unemployment is his/her primary activity (e.g., unemployed and actively searching for a job) or if the individual is registered as unemployed and does not indicate significant participation in any other activity. In these cases, the individuals will be assigned their own category among the “Not Employed.”
Accordingly, "Not Employed" is classified into:
- Unemployed - individuals who are not employed comprise all who are "not in employment" but "currently available to take up employment" and carry out "activities to seek employment", and who report that they are unemployed.
- Not in Labor Force / Inactive – individuals identifiable as being neither employed nor unemployed, by the definitions above. If possible, the inactive category should distinguish between the retired, students, homemakers, pensioners, disabled, etc.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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Unlike LFS, the main distinction in MAS is between “employed” and “not employed.”
- “Employed”: refers to those who, during the reference period, experienced any employment (any type or any extent) - even just one occasional hour of paid work or irregular unpaid family work (ILO definition).
- “Not Employed”: The rationale is that the individuals do not generally spend their time “being unemployed,” but use the unemployment time to participate in other activities (e.g., attending school or being a housewife). Unemployment will generally be considered the primary activity only if the individual states that unemployment is his/her primary activity (e.g., unemployed and actively searching for a job) or if the individual is registered as unemployed and does not indicate significant participation in any other activity. In these cases, the individuals will be assigned their own category among the “Not Employed.”
Accordingly, "Not Employed" is classified into:
- Unemployed - individuals who are not employed comprise all who are "not in employment" but "currently available to take up employment" and carry out "activities to seek employment", and who report that they are unemployed.
- Not in Labor Force / Inactive – individuals identifiable as being neither employed nor unemployed, by the definitions above. If possible, the inactive category should distinguish between the retired, students, homemakers, pensioners, disabled, etc.
COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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