Labour Force Survey, May 1982 [Canada]

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

注意：本数据集已剔除缺失值（missing values），但任何形式的无应答（non-response，如有效跳过（valid skip）、未填报（not stated））或未知/拒答（don't know/refusal）均不得编码为缺失值。统计模块中的“系统缺失值（Sysmiss）”标签代表各变量的无应答记录数，“有效样本量（Valid）”则代表各变量的有效应答记录数。各变量的总记录数由系统缺失值与有效样本量两部分构成。
劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey, LFS）可提供就业与失业情况估算值，该指标是衡量加拿大经济运行状况最及时且最重要的参考标准之一。本次调查数据仅在采集完成后13天即可对外发布，因此LFS估算值是首个公开的月度主要经济数据序列。
加拿大劳动力调查诞生于第二次世界大战结束后，旨在满足劳动力市场可靠及时的数据需求。当时社会迫切需要掌握从战时经济向和平时期经济转型过程中出现的大规模劳动力市场变化情况。LFS的核心目标是将劳动年龄人口划分为就业、失业、非劳动力三个互斥类别，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，以及其他标准劳动力市场指标，如就业率与劳动参与率（participation rate）。此外，LFS还可按行业、职业、公私部门、工作时长等维度提供就业估算值，且所有数据均可结合多种人口统计特征进行交叉分类。该调查可生成加拿大全国、各省、各地区以及大量省以下区域的相关估算值。针对雇员群体，还可统计薪资水平、工会参与状态（union status）、岗位稳定性（job permanency）以及企业规模（workplace size）等信息。
加拿大各级政府可利用该数据开展就业项目的评估与规划工作。加拿大人力资源开发部（Human Resources Development Canada）会依据区域失业率，为特定就业保险区域内的申请人判定就业保险福利的申领资格、待遇标准与发放时长。此外，劳动力市场分析师、经济学家、咨询顾问、规划人员、预测专员以及学术界人士，无论来自私营还是公共部门，均可使用该数据开展相关研究与工作。