Report on the Liberia Labour Force Survey 2010
| Author(s) |
Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) |
| Date |
2011-02-01 |
| Country |
Liberia |
| Language |
English |
| Table of contents |
Acronyms ........................................................................... (vi)
Foreword ............................................................................ (viii)
Preface ................................................................................. (x)
Executive Summary ............................................................ (xii)
1. Methodology
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................... 1
1.2 Sampling ..................................................................................... 1
1.3 Questionnaires .............................................................................. 3
1.4 Fieldwork ......................................................................................... 4
1.5 Response rates .................................................................................. 4
1.6 Data processing and analysis .................................................................... 5
1.7 Lessons learned ....................................................................................... 5
1.8 Concepts and definitions ............................................................................ 6
2. Education and training
2.1 Demographic characteristics ......................................................................... 13
2.2 Literacy ......................................................................................................... 16
2.3 School attendance ......................................................................................... 16
2.4 Vocational training ........................................................................................... 20
2.5 Migration .......................................................................................................... 22
3. Economic activity
3.1 Current activities ............................................................................................... 23
3.2 The labour force .................................................................................................. 24
3.3 Labour force participation ...................................................................................... 25
3.4 The inactive population ........................................................................................... 28
4. Employment
4.1 The employed population .......................................................................................... 31
4.2 Status in employment .................................................................................................. 36
4.3 Paid employment ........................................................................................................... 40
4.4 Hours worked ................................................................................................................... 42
4.5 Wages and earnings ............................................................................................................ 44
4.6 Secondary activity ................................................................................................................... 46
5. Informal employment
5.1 Definitional issues .................................................................................................................. 48
5.2 Informal employment .............................................................................................................. 49
6. Unemployment and underemployment
6.1 The unemployed ........................................................................................................................ 52
6.2 Looking for work ........................................................................................................................... 53
6.3 Use of the Employment Service .................................................................................................... 55
6.4 Time-related underemployment ................................................................................................... 56
6.5 Inadequate work situations ............................................................................................................... 58
7. Usual activity
7.1 Measuring usual activity .................................................................................................................. 59
7.2 Comparing current and usual activity .................................................................................................. 62
7.3 Past employment of those without work in the last 12 months ....................................................................... 63
8. Special topics
8.1 Youth-specific issues ....................................................................................................................... 65
8.2 Gender-specific issues ...................................................................................................................... 66
9. Sub-national indicators of employment
9.1 County-level data ........................................................................................................................... 68
9.2 Urban-rural indicators ...................................................................................................................... 69
10. Other employment-related issues
10.1 Non-market economic activities .......................................................................................................... 70
10.2 Household and community activities ..................................................................................................... 72
10.3 Occupational injuries ........................................................................................................................ 73
10.4 Employment and the Millennium Development Goals ..................................................................................... 77
10.5 Comparison with other data sources ........................................................................................................ 78
Annexes
A. Sample design and implementation .............................................................................................................. 80
B. Sampling errors for key indicators ................................................................................................................ 84
C. LFS Questionnaire .................................................................................................................................... 86
D. Flowchart of LFS questionnaire ..................................................................................................................... 99
E. Classification systems used (ISIC, ISCO) .......................................................................................................... 108
F. Persons involved in the survey ......................................................................................................................... 114
G. Regional tables .............................................................................................................................................. 117
H. County tables ...................................................................................................................................................137 |
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