Labour Force Survey, August 1991 [Canada] [Rebased]

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. 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. LFS revisions: LFS estimates were previously based on the 2001 Census population estimates. These data have been adjusted to reflect 2006 Census population estimates and were revised back to 1996.加拿大劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey，以下简称LFS）提供的就业与失业估算数据，是衡量加拿大经济表现最及时且重要的指标之一。该调查在数据采集完成后仅13日即发布结果，因此LFS估算值是主流月度经济数据序列中最早公布的一批。 加拿大劳动力调查于第二次世界大战后启动，旨在满足劳动力市场对可靠、及时统计数据的迫切需求——彼时社会亟需获取从战时经济向和平时期经济转型过程中，涉及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就业、失业及不在劳动力群体三类互斥分类，并为每一类提供描述性与解释性统计数据。 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、公私部门、工作时长等维度提供就业估算值，且支持结合各类人口统计特征进行交叉分类。 统计估算范围覆盖加拿大全国、各省、各地区以及大量省辖次级区域。针对雇员群体，调查还会统计薪资水平、工会参保状态、岗位稳定性及工作场所规模相关数据。 加拿大各级政府可依托这些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会利用区域失业率数据，为特定就业保险区域内的参保人员核定保险福利的申领资格、待遇标准与发放时长。 这些数据还可供劳动力市场分析师、经济学家、咨询顾问、规划者、预测人员及学界研究者在公共与私营部门中使用。 注意：本数据集已剔除缺失值，因此各类无应答场景（如有效跳题、未填报）及“不知道/拒绝回答”均不得被编码为缺失值。统计模块中的"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。各变量的总记录数由"Sysmiss"与"Valid"值两者之和构成。 LFS修订说明：此前LFS估算值以2001年人口普查（Census）的人口估算数据为基准，现已调整为适配2006年人口普查的人口估算数据，并对1996年以来的历史数据进行了回溯修订。