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Labour Force Survey 2010

Sri Lanka, 2010
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Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey - Survey Schedule
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Contributor(s) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Adviser in 2006: Some significant improvements were made to LFS schedule to fulfill the requirements of data users and also to provide additional information for planning purposes. The ques
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Reports
Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2010
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subtitle With Provincial and District level data
Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Date 2011-09-23
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Publisher(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Description This report is based on an annual sample of 20,250 housing units excluding the Northern province, and provides national, provincial and district level estimates with a stipulated standard errors of labour force characteristics as reported in the relevant reference periods of each 12 months of the year 2010. This survey covers persons living in housing units only and, it excludes the institutional population.
Table of contents Preface
Acknowledgement
Summary Statistics

Chapter 1 : Introduction
1.1 General Background
1.2 Coverage of the survey
1.3 Field Work
1.4 Survey Schedule
1.5 Field Supervision

Chapter 2 : Survey Methodology and Estimation Procedure
2.1 Sampling plan and the sampling frame
2.2 Sample size
2.3 Sample Allocation
2.4 Selection of Primary Sampling Units (PSU)
2.5 Selection of Secondary Sampling Units (SSU)
2.6 Estimation procedure
2.7 Adjustment for unit non-response

Chapter 3 : Economically Active / Inactive Population
3.1 Economically Active population
3.2 Distribution of Economically Active population
3.3 Labour Force Participation Rate
3.4 Economically Inactive Population
3.5 Characteristics of the "Economically Inactive" Population

Chapter 4 : Employment
4.1 Employment By Major Industry Group
4.2 Employment By Status
4.3 Employment By Level of Education
4.4 Employment By Occupation
4.5 Average Gross Wage/Salary and it?s distribution of Paid Employees

Chapter 5 : Unemployment
5.1 Unemployment Rate by Sector and Gender
5.2 Annual Unemployment Rates
5.3 Unemployment Rate by Province

Chapter 6 : Underemployment
6.1 Criteria for classification of Underemployment
6.2 Distribution of Underemployment Rate
6.3 Underemployment / Unemployment by District and Province

Chapter 7 : Informal Sector Employment
7.1 The Informal Economy
7.2 Distribution of Informal/Formal sector Employment
7.3 Distribution of Informal sector Employment by District

Chapter 8 : Literacy
8.1 Distribution of Literacy Rate

Statistical Appendix

Special Statistical Appendix
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Quarterly Report of the Labour Force Survey, First Quarter 2010
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Date 2010-07-21
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Publisher(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Description This report is seventy seventh in the series of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey which was commenced from the first quarter 1990 and is being continued by the Department of the Census and Statistics.

The field work of the survey for the first quarter 2010 was done in January, February and March in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province, therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
Table of contents Working Age Population
Employed Population
Unemployed Population

Tables

Appendix 1: Explanatory Notes
Appendix 2: Alternative estimates of employment, unemployment and labour force characteristics
Appendix 3: Survey schedule
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Quarterly Report of the Labour Force Survey, Second Quarter 2010
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Date 2010-11-08
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Publisher(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Description This report is seventy eighth in the series of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey which was commenced from the first quarter 1990 and is being continued by the Department of the Census and Statistics.

The field work of the survey for the second quarter 2010 was done in April, May and June in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province, therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
Table of contents Working Age Population
Employed Population
Unemployed Population

Tables

Appendix 1: Explanatory Notes
Appendix 2: Alternative estimates of employment, unemployment and labour force characteristics
Appendix 3: Survey schedule
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Quarterly Report of the Labour Force Survey, Third Quarter 2010
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Date 2011-01-10
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Publisher(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Description This report is eightieth in the series of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey which was commenced from the first quarter 1990 and is being continued by the Department of the Census and Statistics.

The field work of the survey for the third quarter 2010 was done in July, August and September in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province, therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
Table of contents Working Age Population
Employed Population
Unemployed Population

Tables

Appendix 1: Explanatory Notes
Appendix 2: Alternative estimates of employment, unemployment and labour force characteristics
Appendix 3: Survey schedule
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Quarterly Report of the Labour Force Survey, Fourth Quarter 2010
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Date 2011-07-19
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Publisher(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Description This report is eighty first in the series of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey which was commenced from the first quarter 1990 and is being continued by the Department of the Census and Statistics.

The field work of the survey for the fourth quarter 2010 was done in October, November and December in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province, therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
Table of contents Working Age Population
Employed Population
Unemployed Population

Tables

Appendix 1: Explanatory Notes
Appendix 2: Alternative estimates of employment, unemployment and labour force characteristics
Appendix 3: Survey schedule
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Other Materials
Labour Force Survey Annual Bulletin - 2010
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Description This bulletin is based on an annual sample of 20,260 housing units, excluding Northern province. In Northern Province survey could not be conducted properly since the resettlement process had not been completed.
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Bulletin of the Labour Force Survey, First Quarter 2010, Issue No. 50
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Description Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey is designed to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in Sri Lanka. This survey is being conducted quarterly, since the first quarter of 1990.

The field work of the survey for the first quarter 2010 was done in January, February and March in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
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Bulletin of the Labour Force Survey, Second Quarter 2010, Issue No. 51
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language Armenian
Description Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey is designed to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in Sri Lanka. This survey is being conducted quarterly, since the first quarter of 1990.

The field work of the survey for the second quarter 2010 was done in April, May and June in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
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Bulletin of the Labour Force Survey, Third Quarter 2010, Issue No. 52
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Description Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey is designed to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in Sri Lanka. This survey is being conducted quarterly, since the first quarter of 1990.

The field work of the survey for the third quarter 2010 was done in July, August and September in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
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Bulletin of the Labour Force Survey, Fourth Quarter 2010, Issue No. 53
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
Description Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey is designed to measure the levels and trends of employment, unemployment and labour force in Sri Lanka. This survey is being conducted quarterly, since the first quarter of 1990.

The field work of the survey for the fourth quarter 2010 was done in October, November and December in year 2010. Even though it was planned to conduct the survey in Northern province, the survey was not conducted fully due to unsettled conditions in districts of Northern province therefore this bulletin consists of summary statistics excluding Northern province.
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Data Dictionary
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Author(s) Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
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International Standard Classification of Industry
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subtitle Revision 3
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
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International Standard Classification of Occupation
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subtitle ISCO-88
Country Sri Lanka
Language English
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