Labour Force Survey, September 1980 [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.

备注：由于本数据集已剔除缺失值，因此任何形式的无应答（例如有效跳答、未说明情况）或"不知晓/拒绝回答"均不得编码为缺失值。统计板块中的"Sysmiss"标签代表各变量的无应答记录数，"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, LFS）提供的就业与失业估算数据，是衡量加拿大经济运行表现最及时且最重要的指标之一。该调查在数据收集完成后仅13天便发布结果，是加拿大首个公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，旨在满足当时对劳动力市场可靠且及时数据的迫切需求：当时加拿大正经历从战时经济向和平时期经济的转型，劳动力市场发生了大规模变动，亟需相关统计信息。

LFS的核心目标是将劳动年龄人口划分为三个互斥类别——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、工作时长等维度提供就业估算数据，且可结合多种人口统计特征进行交叉分类。调查估算覆盖加拿大全国、各省份、各地区以及大量省以下区域。

针对受雇群体，LFS还会统计其工资水平、工会身份、工作稳定性以及职场规模等信息。

这些数据被加拿大各级政府用于就业项目的评估与规划：加拿大人力资源开发部会利用区域失业率来判定特定就业保险区域内居民的失业保险福利资格、待遇水平与领取时长。

同时，私营与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、预测专家以及学者也会使用该数据集开展相关研究与工作。