Labor Force Survey 2007
West Bank and Gaza, 2007
Reference ID
WBG_2007_LFS_v01_M
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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Labor Force Status (3) (empchu)
Data file: lfs-q2-s
Overview
Valid:
22969
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
57
End:
57
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Labor Force Status (3)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Full Employment |
| 2 | Unemployment |
| 3 | Outside of LF |
| 4 | Invisible Underemploy |
| 5 | Visible Underemploy |
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.
Interviewer instructions
Mark (x) in the circle if an extra questionnaire was completed for the household
Description
Definition
Labour force:
The economically active population (Labour Force) consists of all persons 15 years and over who are either employed or unemployed as defined over at the time of survey
The economically active population (Labour Force) consists of all persons 15 years and over who are either employed or unemployed as defined over at the time of survey
Universe
All Palestinians aged 10 years and over living in the Palestinian Territory, excluding persons living in institutions such as prisons or shelters.
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| It includes all employed persons who are at working age and working like employer, own-account worker, employee and unpaid family member | Employment |
| Unemployed persons are those individuals 15 years and over who did not work at all during the reference week, who were not absent from a job and were available for work and actively seeking a job during the reference week. Persons who work in Israel and were absent from work due to closure are considered unemployed, and also those persons never work and not looking for work but waiting to return back to their works in Israel and Settlements | Unemployment |
| Underemployment exists when a person’s employment is inadequate in relation to alternative employment, account being taken of his\her occupational skills. The underemployed persons are classified into two groups | Underemployment |
| Visible underemployment refers to insufficient volume of employment: persons worked less than 35 hours during the reference week or worked less than the normal hours of work in their occupation, and they are looking toward increasing their working hours through additional work or establishing their own business. Visible underemployment refers to insufficient volume of employment: persons worked less than 35 hours during the reference week or worked less than the normal hours of work in their occupation, and they are looking toward increasing their working hours through additional work or establishing their own business. Visible underemployment refers to insufficient volume of employment: persons worked less than 35 hours during the reference week or worked less than the normal hours of work in their occupation | Visible underemployment |
| Invisible underemployment refers to a misapplication of labour resources or fundamental imbalance as between labour and other factors of production, such as insufficient income, underutilization, or bad conditions of the current work | Invisible underemployment |