Labour Force Survey, January 1986 [Canada]

Note: Because missing values are removed from this dataset, any form of non-response (e.g. valid skip, not stated) or don't know/refusal cannot be coded as a missing. The \"Sysmiss\" label in the Statistics section indicates the number of non-responding records for each variable, and the \"Valid\" values in the Statistics section indicate the number of responding records for each variable. The total number of records for each variable is comprised of both the sysmiss and valid values. The Labour Force Survey provides estimates of employment and unemployment which are among the most timely and important measures of performance of the Canadian economy. With the release of the survey results only 13 days after the completion of data collection, the LFS estimates are the first of the major monthly economic data series to be released. The Canadian Labour Force Survey was developed following the Second World War to satisfy a need for reliable and timely data on the labour market. Information was urgently required on the massive labour market changes involved in the transition from a war to a peace-time economy. The main objective of the LFS is to divide the working-age population into three mutually exclusive classifications - employed, unemployed, and not in the labour force - and to provide descriptive and explanatory data on each of these. LFS data are used to produce the well-known unemployment rate as well as other standard labour market indicators such as the employment rate and the participation rate. The LFS also provides employment estimates by industry, occupation, public and private sector, hours worked and much more, all cross-classifiable by a variety of demographic characteristics. Estimates are produced for Canada, the provinces, the territories and a large number of sub-provincial regions. For employees, wage rates, union status, job permanency and workplace size are also produced. These data are used by different levels of government for evaluation and planning of employment programs in Canada. Regional unemployment rates are used by Human Resources Development Canada to determine eligibility, level and duration of insurance benefits for persons living within a particular employment insurance region. The data are also used by labour market analysts, economists, consultants, planners, forecasters and academics in both the private and public sector.

注意：由于本数据集已剔除缺失值，任何形式的无应答（如有效跳过、未说明情况）或“不知道/拒绝回答”均不得被编码为缺失值。统计模块中的“系统缺失（Sysmiss）”标签代表各变量的无应答记录数，而“有效（Valid）”值则代表各变量的有效应答记录数。每个变量的总记录数由系统缺失记录数与有效记录数共同构成。
加拿大劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey，以下简称LFS）所提供的就业与失业估算数据，是衡量加拿大经济运行绩效最及时且最重要的指标之一。该调查结果在数据采集完成仅13天后即可发布，是加拿大首个发布的主要月度经济数据序列。
加拿大劳动力调查诞生于第二次世界大战结束后，旨在满足战时经济向和平时期经济转型过程中，对劳动力市场可靠且及时数据的迫切需求。当时社会亟需掌握战争向和平经济过渡期间发生的大规模劳动力市场变革相关信息。
LFS的核心目标是将劳动年龄人口划分为三个互斥分类——就业者、失业者与非劳动力群体，并为每一类群体提供描述性与解释性数据。
LFS数据可用于计算广为人知的失业率，以及就业率、劳动参与率等其他标准劳动力市场指标。此外，LFS还可按行业、职业、公共与私营部门、工作时长等维度生成就业估算数据，且所有估算结果均可结合多种人口统计特征进行交叉分类。
调查估算范围覆盖加拿大全国、各省份、各地区以及大量省级以下区域。针对雇员群体，调查还会生成工资水平、工会身份、岗位稳定性及职场规模等相关指标。
加拿大各级政府可利用这些数据评估并规划国内的就业项目。加拿大人力资源开发部（Human Resources Development Canada）会依据区域失业率，判定特定就业保险区域内居民申领就业保险福利的资格、福利水平及发放时长。
此外，私营及公共部门的劳动力市场分析师、经济学家、咨询顾问、规划人员、预测人员与学术界人士，也都会使用该数据集开展相关工作。