Labour Force Survey, October 1983 [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，但任何形式的无应答（如有效跳答、未声明）以及不知晓/拒答均不得编码为缺失值。统计部分中的“系统缺失值（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应答记录数之和。
劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey, LFS）可提供就业与失业情况估算数据，此类数据是衡量加拿大经济运行状况最及时、最重要的指标之一。该调查在数据采集完成后仅13天即发布结果，其估算数据是首个公布的主要月度经济数据序列。
加拿大劳动力调查（Canadian Labour Force Survey）于第二次世界大战结束后启动，旨在满足劳动力市场对可靠且及时的统计数据需求。彼时社会亟需掌握从战争经济向和平经济转型过程中，劳动力市场发生的大规模变革相关信息。该调查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。该调查还可按行业、职业、公私部门、工作时长等维度提供就业估算数据，且所有数据可结合多种人口统计特征进行交叉分类。调查会为加拿大全国、各省、各地区以及大量省以下区域生成相关估算数据。针对雇员群体，还会生成工资水平、工会身份、岗位稳定性及工作场所规模等相关数据。
加拿大各级政府会利用这些数据评估和规划国内就业项目。加拿大人力资源发展部（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确定就业保险待遇的资格、等级及期限。此外，劳动力市场分析师、经济学家、顾问、规划人员、预测人员以及学术界人士，无论供职于私营还是公共部门，也都会使用该调查数据。