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Labor Market Panel Survey, JLMPS 2025

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Data file: jlmps 2025 rep xs 10_25 v1.16

Important Variables:
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· round: Identifies wave of survey (2010, 2016, 2025)
· indid: unique individual identifier
· hhid: unique household identifier
This file contains only the created, compatible variables across time.
The data are long structure, observation is an individual & year combination

Cases: 101415
Variables: 779

Variables

round
Wave of the survey (year)
indid
Unique individual ID
hhid
Unique household ID
pn
Person No. in HH
Findid
Unique indiv. ID when first obs.
Fhhid
Unique household ID when first obs.
Fpsu
PSU household first sampled under
hhtype
Type of household
indtype
Type of individual
attr_10_16_25
Attrition from 2010 to 2025
in_2025
Individual observed in 2025 round
in_2016
Individual Observed in 2016 round
in_2010
Individual observed in 2010 round
indid_25
Individual ID in 2025
indid_16
Individual ID in 2016
indid_10
Individual ID in 2010
hhid_25
HH ID in 2025
hhid_10
HH ID in 2010
hhid_16
HH ID in 2016
pn_25
Person No. in 2025
pn_10
Person No. in 2010
pn_16
Person No. in 2016
visit_d
First visit day
visit_m
First visit month
visit_y
First visit year
visit_date
First visit date
expan_ref_hh
Expansion weight-refresher only-households
expan_ref_indiv
Expansion weight-refresher only-individuals
expan_hh
Household Weight
expan_indiv
Individual Weight
indiv_valid
indicator that the individual consents
gov
Governorate
region
Region
urban
Urban/Rural
district
District
subdistrict
Sub-district
psu
Geographic psu
sex
Sex
brthyr
Year of birth
brthmth
Month of birth
age
Age
agegrp1
Age (Ten groups)
agegrp2
Age (Sixteen groups)
reltohd
Relation to the head of hh
hhsize
Household size
marital
Marital status
sppres
Spouse present
spcode
Spouse code
wealth
Household wealth score
dwealth
Deciles of household wealth
qwealth
Quintiles of household wealth
wlthurb
Household wealth score--urban only
wlthrur
Household wealth score--rural only
dwlthurb
Deciles of household wealth--urban only
dwlthrur
Deciles of household wealth--rural only
qwlthurb
Quintiles of household wealth--urban only
qwlthrur
Quintiles of household wealth--rural only
mnthbirth1
Month of birth -- child 1
mnthbirth2
Month of birth -- child 2
mnthbirth3
Month of birth -- child 3
mnthbirth4
Month of birth -- child 4
mnthbirth5
Month of birth -- child 5
mnthbirth6
Month of birth -- child 6
mnthbirth7
Month of birth -- child 7
mnthbirth8
Month of birth -- child 8
mnthbirth9
Month of birth -- child 9
mnthbirth10
Month of birth -- child 10
mnthbirth11
Month of birth -- child 11
mnthbirth12
Month of birth -- child 12
mnthbirth13
Month of birth -- child 13
mnthbirth14
Month of birth -- child 14
mnthbirth15
Month of birth -- child 15
mnthbirth16
Month of birth -- child 16
mnthbirth17
Month born (child 17)
yrbirth1
Year of birth -- child 1
yrbirth2
Year of birth -- child 2
yrbirth3
Year of birth -- child 3
yrbirth4
Year of birth -- child 4
yrbirth5
Year of birth -- child 5
yrbirth6
Year of birth -- child 6
yrbirth7
Year of birth -- child 7
yrbirth8
Year of birth -- child 8
yrbirth9
Year of birth -- child 9
yrbirth10
Year of birth -- child 10
yrbirth11
Year of birth -- child 11
yrbirth12
Year of birth -- child 12
yrbirth13
Year of birth -- child 13
yrbirth14
Year of birth -- child 14
yrbirth15
Year of birth -- child 15
yrbirth16
Year of birth -- child 16
yrbirth17
Year born (child 17)
student
Is individual currently studying?
educ1d
Education Levels (1-digit)
educ2d
Education Levels (2-digit)
fthcode
Father code
fteducst
Father's Level of education attained
ftempst
Father's Employment Status (When Resp. 15)
ftsectr
Father's Sector (When Resp. 15)
mthcode
Mother code
mteducst
Mother's Level of education attained
mtempst
Mother's Employment Status (When Resp. 15)
mtsectr
Mother's Sector (When Resp. 15)
nlivingb
No. living brothers
ndeadb
No. dead brothers
nlivings
No. living sisters
ndeads
No. dead sisters
nbrothers
No. brothers (living and dead)
nsisters
No. sisters (living and dead)
nsibs
No. siblings (living and dead)
nationality
Nationality
nationality_cl
Nationality (five categories)
numlivebirth
Number of live births, for women who have ever given birth
numchildinhh
number of children in household
numchildouthh
number of children outside household
numstillbirth
number of still births
crunempdur_m
Current unemployment duration (in months)
unemp1
Broad unemployed with mrkt definition (search is not required)
unemp2
Broad unemployed with extend. def. (search is not required)
unempsr1
Std. unemployed with mrkt def. (search is required)
unempsr2
Std. unemployed with extend. def. (search is required)
unemp1m
Unemployed broad mrk def., with missing if out of labor force
unemp2m
Unemployed broad ext. def., with missing if out of labor force
unempsr1m
Std. unemployed (market def., search req.), incl. missing OLF
unempsr2m
Std. unemployed (ext. def., search req.), incl. missing OLF
unwrkevr1
Unempl. worked before, missing if OLF or employed (mkt defn)
unwrkevr2
Unempl. worked before, missing if OLF or employed (ext. defn)
search
If individual is searching for a job
unjbsr19
Search for job inquire at work location, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr20
Search for job through friends/family, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr25
Search for job through waiting at a place for workers to gather, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr27
Search for job through seeking private project finance, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr31
Search for job through gov. emp. office, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr32
Search for job through priv. emp. office, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr33
Search for job through competitive exam, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr34
Search for job through sending CV to agency, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr35
Search for job through advertise in paper, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr36
Search for job through search in paper or web, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr37
Search for job through apply in paper or web, ref. 4 wks
unjbsr38
Search for job through trying to start own business , ref. 4 wks
unjbsr39
Search for job through other, ref. 4 wks
rsnnosrch
Reason for not searching for a job
rsunemp
Why NOT working during the ref. week?
evrwrk
Has individual ever worked?
crlf1
In lf during ref. week, mrket def. (search is not required)
crlf2
In lf during ref. week, extend. def. (search is not required)
crlfsr1
In lf during ref. week, mrkt. def. (search is required)
crlfsr2
In lf during ref. week, extend. def. (search is required)
uslf1
In lf during ref. 3-mnths, mrkt. def. (search is not required)
uslf2
In lf during ref 3-mnths, ext. def. (search is not required)
uslfsr1
In lf during ref. 3-mnths, mrkt. def. (search is required)
uslfsr2
In lf during ref. 3-mnths, ext. def. (search is required)
rsnolf
Reason out of the labor force
jobless1
Jobless, Market Definition (Among non-students)
jobless2
Jobless, Extended Definition (Among non-students)
fnunempRC
Right Censored First NEW Unemployment
fnunempdur_m
First NEW Unemployment Duration (Months)
cremp1
Employed with mrket definition (ref 1-week)
cremp2
Employed with extend. def. (ref. 1-week)
usemp1
Employed with mrkt. def. (ref. 3-mnths)
usemp2
Employed with ext. definition (ref. 3-mnths)
perm_disab
Permanently Disabled, not incl. in LF or Emp.
crmanpwr1
Manpower Basis Mkt. Def. (ref 1-week)
crmanpwr2
Manpower Basis Ext. Def. (ref 1-week)
usmanpwr1
Manpower Basis Mkt. Def. (ref 3-month)
usmanpwr2
Manpower Basis Ext. Def. (ref 3-month)
crwrkst1
Work status during ref. week, market def. (search is not required)
crwrkst2
Work status during ref. week, extend. def. (search is not required)
uswrkst1
Work status during ref. 3-month, market def. (search is not required)
uswrkst2
Work status during ref. 3-month, extend def. (search is not required)
crwrkstsr1
Work status during ref. week, market def. (search required)
crwrkstsr2
Work status during ref. week, extend. def. (search required)
uswrkstsr1
Work status during ref. 3-month, market def. (search required)
uswrkstsr2
Work status during ref. 3-month, extend def. (search required)
crempstp
employment status in prim job (ref. 1-week)
crsectrp
Economic sector of prim. job (ref. 1-week)
crstablp
Job stability in prim. job (ref. 1-week)
crirreg
crr. main job(ref. week) is irregular
crestblp
Wrk in establish. in primary job (ref. 1-week)
crsocinsp
Incidence of wrk social insurance in prim. job (ref. 1-Week)
crcontrp
Incidence of wrk contract in prim. job (ref. 1-Week)
crformal
Formality of prim. job (ref. 1-Week)
crinstsec
Institutional Sector Crr. Job (ref 1-week)
crfirm_size
Size of Firm, Crr. Job (ref. 1-week)
dstcrj
Crr. Job Start Date
ussamep
Is job in ref. week the longst prim. job during ref. 3-months?
usempstp
Employment status in prim job (ref. 3 months)
ussectrp
Economic sector of prim. job (ref. 3-mnths)
usstablp
Job stability in prim. job (ref. 3-mnths)
usirreg
Usual main job(ref. 3-month) is irregular
usestblp
Wrk in establish. in primary job (ref. 3-mnths)
ussocinsp
Incidence of wrk social insurance in prim. job (ref. 3-month)
uscontrp
Incidence of wrk contract in prim. job (ref. 3-month)
usformal
Formality of prim. job (ref. 3-month)
usinstsec
Institutional Sector Prim. Job (ref 3-month)
usfirm_size
Size of Firm, Prim. Job (ref. 3-month)
usmedins
Incidence of medical insurance in prim. Job (ref. 3-month)
uspdleave
Incidence of paid leave in prim. Job (ref. 3-month)
uspdsick
Incidence of sick leave in prim. Job (ref. 3-month)
usfmwrkprcnt
Percent. of female employees in your primary job
unionont
Member in a trade union
skilreq
Does primary job require any skill
skillev
The level of his skill
lglstsco
Leg. stat. of comp.
ustrvtmp
Travel time to wrk. (in minutes) in prim. job (ref. 3-month)
crnumdys
No. of Days/Week (Ref. 1 Week) Market Work
crhrsday
No. of Hours/Day (Ref. 1 Week) Market Work
crnumhrs1
Crr. No. of Hours/Week, Market Work, (Ref. 1 Week).
crnumhrs2
Crr. No. of Hours/Week, Market & Subsistence Work, (Ref. 1 Week)
ushrsday
No. of Hours/Day (Ref. 3 mnths) Market Work
ushrswk1
Usual No. of Hours/Week, Market Work, (Ref. 3-month).
ushrswk2
Usual No. of Hours/Week, Market & Subsistence Work, (Ref. 3-month)
usnumdys
Avg. num. of wrk. days per week during 3 mnth.
ushrs3mnth
Usual No. of Hours in 3 months Market Work (Ref. 3-month)
avhrspmir
Average worked hour per month for irregular job
rsnlt35
Reason working fewer than 35 hours
prttmav
Involuntary Part-Time, available
jbsrmta
How obtained main job
mtwgdet
How wage in the longest main job calc.
basicwg3
Basic Wage (3-month)
bonuses3
Bonuses and incentives (3-month)
ovrtime3
Overtime Wage (3-month)
prftshr3
Profit Sharing (3-month)
otherwg3
Other Wage (3-month)
ttmonwg3
Total Wages (3-month)
avdwirmn
Average Daily Wage (Irregular Workers)
hrwg
Hourly Wage (Primary Job)
mnthwg
Monthly Wage (Primary Job)
hrwgAllJob
Hourly Wage (Prim. & Second. Jobs)
mnthwgAllJob
Monthly Wage (Prim. & Second. Jobs)
CPI10in25
Consumer Price Index for 10 relative to 2025
CPI16in25
Consumer Price Index for 16 relative to 2025
RhrwgCPI25
Real Hourly Wage (in 2025 L.E. using CPI)
RmnthwgCPI25
Real Monthly Wage (in 2025 L.E. using CPI)
RhrwgAllJobCPI25
Real Hourly Wage All Jobs (in 2025 L.E. using CPI)
RmnthwgAllJobCPI25
Real Monthly Wage All Jobs (in 2025 L.E. using CPI)
scjob
Incidence of secondary job
scempst
Employment status in secondary job (ref 3-month)
schrswk
No. of Hours/Week in all Second. Jobs
schrs3mnth
No. of Hours in 3 months in all Second. Jobs
scavhrsday
Avrg. Hours/Day in all Second. Jobs
scnumwks3
No. of Weeks in 3 months in all Second. Jobs
wgscj3
Earnings form all Secnd. Jobs in the 3 month per.
domestic_hrs
Hours of domestic work per week
wexp
Work experience from life history
yrjob1
Year of first job
job1_m
Job 1: start month
job1_y
Job 1: start year
job1_01
Job 1: employment job
job1_02
Occupation - Job
job1_03
Economic activity - Job
job1_04
Job 1: establishment
job1_05
Job 1: sector
job1_06
Job 1: size of establishment
job1_07
Job 1: job stability
job1_08
Job 1: contract
job1_09
Job 1: contract at start of job
job1_10m
Job 1: contract month
job1_10y
Job 1: contract year
job1_11
Job 1: other workers have contract
job1_12
Job 1: social security
job1_13
Job 1: social security at start of job
job1_14m
Job 1: social security month
job1_14y
Job 1: social security year
job1_15
Job 1: other workers have social security
job1_16g
Job 1: governorate
job1_16dis
Job 1: district
job1_16s
Job 1: shyakha
job1_16o_nh
Job 1: abroad
job1_17
Job 1: reason for change
job1_volchg
Job 1: voluntary change
job1_08_cl
job 1: compatible contract
job2_m
Job 2: start month
job2_y
Job 2: start year
job2_01
Job 2: employment job
job2_02
Occupation - Job
job2_03
Economic activity - Job
job2_04
Job 2: establishment
job2_05
Job 2: sector
job2_06
Job 2: size of establishment
job2_07
Job 2: job stability
job2_08
Job 2: contract
job2_09
Job 2: contract at start of job
job2_10m
Job 2: contract month
job2_10y
Job 2: contract year
job2_11
Job 2: other workers have contract
job2_12
Job 2: social security
job2_13
Job 2: social security at start of job
job2_14m
Job 2: social security month
job2_14y
Job 2: social security year
job2_15
Job 2: other workers have social security
job2_16g
Job 2: governorate
job2_16dis
Job 2: district
job2_16s
Job 2: shyakha
job2_16o_nh
Job 2: abroad
job2_17
Job 2: reason for change
job2_volchg
Job 2: voluntary change
job2_08_cl
job 2: compatible contract
job3_m
Job 3: start month
job3_y
Job 3: start year
job3_01
Job 3: employment job
Total: 779
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