DDI_EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M_WB Development Economics Data Group 2014-02-04 NADA Version 01 (February 2014) Labour Force Sample Survey 2010 LFS 2010 EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics NADA Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs] The Labour Force Sample Survey was first conducted in 1957. In 2006, significant methodological changes were introduced to the survey. Data collection for the Labour Force Sample Survey is carried out on a quarterly basis during the months of January, April, July and October. The objectives of the survey are to measure the Egyptian civilian labour force, the level of employment and unemployment, and the geographic distribution of the employed and unemployed populations. Egypt, Arab Rep. National - Household - Individuals Whole population excluding the following groups: Armed forces, non-settled population, persons living in institutions and foreigners Sample survey data [ssd] - Demographic characteristics - Main labour related characteristics - Other labour related characteristics 21,352 ultimate sampling units per quarter Face-to-face [f2f] Data is collected throughout the whole three months using a moving reference period The percentage of all eligible ultimate sampling units that are interviewed is 92.5% Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include: - the Identification of the Primary Investigator - the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation) - the survey reference number - the source and date of download Example: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. Egypt, Arab Rep. Labour Force Sample Survey (LFS) 2010. Ref. EGY_2010_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [url] on [date]. The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.