Labour Force Survery 2021
Rwanda, 2021
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RWA_2021_LFS_v01_M
Labour Force Survery 2021
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Rwanda | RWA |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Labour statistics play an essential role in the efforts of the country to achieve decent work for all. These statistics are needed for the development of policies towards this goal and for assessing progress towards decent work.
The government of Rwanda needs updated information for monitoring progress on programs and policies as stipulated in the first National Strategy for Transformation (NST1), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as vision 2050. To monitor progress towards these goals and targets, relevant, reliable, coherent, timely and accessible labour statistics have to be produced.
The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda introduced the labour force survey (LFS) program since 2016 to provide key stakeholders, Ministry of Public Service and Labour and Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, the Ministry of Education, International Labour Organization and other users, with needed labour statistics. The ultimate goal of the labour force survey is to collect data on employment and labour underutilization characteristics of the population on a continuous basis, providing quarterly estimates of the main labour force aggregates. The Rwanda Labour Force survey programme begun in 2016 with an annual sample spread into two rounds to provide bi-annual estimates of main indicators at the National level. From February 2019, the annual sample was spread into four rounds to provide estimates of main labour market indicators on quarterly basis at the National level. This specific report combine data of all four rounds for which the data collection was conducted in 2021, specifically in February, May, August and November, to provide 2021 annual estimates at national and district level where applicable.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Household and individual
Version
Version 01. Edited, anonymous dataset for public use.
2021-12-30
Scope
The scope of the Rwanda Labor Force Survey included the following topics:
- Household roster, demographic characteristics
- Education, for household member 14 years and above
- Employment status
- Characteristics of employment
- Characteristics of secondary activity
- Past employment
- Unpaid home production of goods and services in last 7 days
- Characteristics of subsistence agricultural work
- Housing and household assets.
Coverage
Labor force survey data are at the National level coverage but Employment and Labour force participation rate are represented at District level as well as by residential area.
Labor force survey data are at the National level coverage but Employment and Labour force participation rate are represented at District level as well as by residential area.
The target population eligible for Labor force survey is 16 years old and above resident of selected households. However, the survey also collected data on certain particular labour-market related issues such as income from employment, migrant workers and workers with disabilities.
It is important to note that the suirvey is limited to persons living in private households. It excludes the institutional population permanently residing in houses such as hostels; health resorts; correctional establishments etc., as well as persons living in seasonal dwellings not covered in the survey. It also excludes workers living at their work-sites. A household is a group of persons who live together and make common provision for food and other essentials for living. The people in the group may be related or unrelated or a combination of both. A household may consist of only one person or several persons.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning | Producer of this Survey |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Rwanda | Funding |
Sampling
The sample design of the LFS is a two-stage stratified design according to which at the first stage of sampling, a stratified sample of enumeration areas from the latest population census is drawn with probabilities proportional to size measured in terms of the census number of households or census number of household members, and at the second stage of sampling, a fixed number of sample of households is selected with equal probability within each sample enumeration areas. Finally, all household members in the sample households are selected for survey interviewing.
The scope of the survey is all persons living in private households. It excludes the institutional population permanently residing in houses such as hostels; health resorts; correctional establishments etc., as well as persons living in seasonal dwellings not covered in the survey. It also excludes workers living at their work-sites. A household is a group of persons who live together and make common provision for food and other essentials for living. The people in the group may be related or unrelated or a combination of both. A household may consist of only one person or several persons.
Sample size determination in most household-based surveys with multi-stage stratified design is based on the principle of first calculating the required sample size for a single «domain» assuming a simple random sample design and no non-response. A domain is a well-defined population group for which estimates with pre-determined accuracy are sought. The results are then extended to allow for non-response and deviation from simple random sampling. The application of this principle with the choice of parameters described below leads to a sample size requirement of 18,691 households for measuring annual unemployment with margin of errors of +/-0.3% at 95% confidence level. In these calculations, the main indicator is the ratio of unemployment to the working age population, set at r=0.024 according to the 2012 population census of Rwanda.
For more detailed information on sampling, see the survey final report.
Three steps were involved in the calculation of the sample weights: Calculation of the design weight, Adjustment for non-response; and Calibration to known population projections.
The design weight of a given sample household is the inverse of the probability of selection of a sample household. This probability is calculated as the product of two probabilities.
Survey instrument
The Rwanda LFS questionnaire consisted of nine sections and it was prepared in Kinyarwanda and in English.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 |
2021
Rwanda Labour Force Survey is conducted by quarterly basis.
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Minisrty of Finance and Economic Planning |
Distributor information
| Organization name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) | http://statistics.gov.rw/publication/labour-force-survey-annual-report-2021 |
Metadata production
DDI_RWA_2021_LFS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) | Metadata documentation |
| Development Data Group | The World Bank | Metadata adapted for World Bank Microdata Library |
2023-08-02
Metadata version
Version 01 (August 2023): This metadata was downloaded from the Rwanda NISR catalog (https://microdata.statistics.gov.rw/index.php/catalog) and it is identical to Rwanda NISR version (RWA-NISR-RLFS-2021-v0.1). The following two metadata fields were edited - Document ID and Survey ID.