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Labour Force Survey 2016

Armenia, 2016
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National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
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Identification

Survey ID Number
ARM_2016_LFS_v01_M
Title
Labour Force Survey 2016
Country
Name Country code
Armenia ARM
Study type
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
Series Information
The first Labour Force Survey in Armenia was carried out in 1996-1998 within the framwork of UNDP. On a regular basis it started to be implemented since 2001 together with Integrated Living Conditions Survey (ILCS). Each year an ad-hoc module is added to LFS (child labor module, informal employment, etc.)
Abstract
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a statistical study of the households selected by the appropriate method. The objective of the survey is providing information on not only well-known employment and unemployment as well as providing comprehensive information on other standard indicators characterizing the country labour market.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
- Households
- Individuals

Version

Version Description
Version 01

Scope

Notes
The survey covers the following topics:
- general information
- employment
- main job/activity
- second (additional) job/activity
- working hours at main and second (additional) job/activity
- vocational education/training
- unemployment

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2016 2016
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
The design of the questionnaire, used concepts, set of indicators and calculation methodology, sampling method basically comply with the definitions and concepts recommended by the ILO and Eurostat, while taking into account the peculiarities of their application in Armenia to the extent possible, at the same time, by providing the comparability with the international similar indicators.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Email URL
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia info@armstat.am http://www.armstat.am
Citation requirements
The use of the datasets must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)

Example:

National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2016, Ref. ARM_2016_LFS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ARM_2016_LFS_v01_M_WB
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Development Economics Data Group DECDG World Bank Production of metadata
Date of Metadata Production
2018-02-22
DDI Document version
Version 01 (February 2018)