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Labor Force Survey 2010

West Bank and Gaza, 2010
Reference ID
WBG_2010_LFS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Feb 19, 2014
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Labor Force Status (2) (InOutlf)

Data file: labor force 2010

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 89
End: 89
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
What s Labor Force Status (2)
Categories
Value Category
1 In LF
2 Out LF
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.

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 above at the time of survey.
Universe
The survey covered all the Palestinian households who are a usual residence in the Palestinian Territory

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
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 to their works in Israel and settlements. Unemployed
The population not economically active comprises all persons 15 years and over, who were neither employed nor unemployed accordingly to the definitions above. Persons Outside Labour Force:
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