Labor Force Survey 2018
North Macedonia, 2018
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MKD_2018_LFS_v01_M
Labor Force Survey 2018
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| North Macedonia | MKD |
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Labor Force Surveys (LFS) have been part of the statistical tradition of developed countries for many decades, and many undeveloped countries and countries in transition have also conducted these surveys for several years now. The survey is a research method based on a sample of observed units, using questionnaires to obtain answers about the research subject.
The Labour Force Survey collects data on the economically active population or labour force in the country, according to the recommendations of ILO (International Labour Organisation) and the recommendations of the European Statistical Office (Eurostat). The labour force consists of all persons in employment or looking for work in order to earn a livelihood. Therefore, the main categories to examine are: total employment, unemployment, and demographic, geographic, socio-economic and other characteristics of individuals that are in each of these categories.
The main objective of the survey is, based on the results, to determine the basic categories that make up the labour force of the country in a way that allows the use of modern methods of analysis of any scientific field: economics, sociology, psychology, etc. One of the objectives of the survey is to define total employment and unemployment in accordance with international standards so that these categories can be compared with similar occurrences in other countries, especially in European countries.
The procedure for sample selection and the design of the questionnaire are based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation and the recommendations of Eurostat.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Version
Version 01
2018
Scope
Economically active population or labour force in the country.
Coverage
National
Cities and settlements
The unit of observation is the household and everyone in it.
Producers and sponsors
| Name |
|---|
| State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia |
Sampling
The survey is conducted throughout the Republic of Macedonia. The basis for selection of the sample is the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2002. The selection of the sample households is conducted in two stages.
The first step is choosing enumeration districts, proportional to the population aged 15-79 years in the eight regions (Skopje, Pelagonia, Vardar, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, Polog and East regions) and by type of settlement (city or other). In the second stage, 11250 addresses or households living at those addresses are randomly selected from the chosen enumeration districts. Selected households represent about 2% of the total number of households in the country. According to the rotation pattern 2-2-2, each household will be surveyed in two consecutive quarters, left out for the next two quarters, surveyed again in the next two quarters, and then taken out of the sample.
Survey instrument
Questionnaire "A - non-response"
If people in the household do not want (refuse) to participate in the survey despite the explanation of the interviewer about the purpose of the survey and the need for participation of all selected households, the interviewer should fill in the questionnaire "A - non-response" and specify the reason for not completing the survey with the household on the back of the questionnaire.
Questionnaire "B" Individual Questionnaire
The individual questionnaire "B" must be filled in for all household members aged 15 to 79. Particular attention should be paid to people aged 15 and 80, whose dates of birth are exactly at these limits and for which questionnaire "B" may be skipped.
Identification data about the reference number of the municipality, the ordinal number of the enumeration district in the municipality and the ordinal number of the respondent are copied from Questionnaire "A" - Household data. For each interviewed person the interviewer fills in the following information: name and surname and place of birth (settlement, municipality, country).
For each question in Questionnaire B it is important to see whether a particular option involves a jump to another question. If there is a jump to another question, it should be followed, i.e. the interview should proceed to the question indicated by an arrow, skipping all previous questions. Also, the interviewer should follow the instructions that indicate what parts of the questionnaire refer to which category of persons.
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 |
Data Access
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)
Example:
State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonia Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2018, Ref. MKD_2018_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
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.
State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia
Metadata production
DDI_MKD_2018_LFS_v01_M_WB
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
| Poverty-GP | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2020-05-01
Metadata version
Version 01 (May 2020)