ARM_2015_LFS_v01_M
DDI_ARM_2016_LFS_v01_M_WB
Development Economics Data Group
2018-02-22
Nesstar Publisher
Version 01 (February 2018)
Labour Force Survey 2016
LFS 2016
ARM_2016_LFS_v01_M
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Nesstar Publisher
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
Poverty - GP
Labor Force Survey [hh/lfs]
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.)
Version 01
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.
Armenia
National
Sample survey data [ssd]
Face-to-face [f2f]
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.
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
LFS_2016.NSDstat
Armenia 2016 Labour Force Survey data
28516
138
Nesstar 200801
Questionnaire number
28516
0
1
649
1
42
2
42
3
36
4
43
5
38
6
40
7
33
8
39
9
43
10
36
11
48
12
37
13
30
14
33
15
39
16
53
17
52
18
52
19
54
20
41
21
29
22
43
23
42
24
38
25
38
26
35
27
38
28
46
29
38
30
45
31
37
32
48
33
42
34
32
35
41
36
47
37
47
38
43
39
42
40
39
41
38
42
42
43
45
44
56
45
38
46
24
47
28
48
34
49
37
50
44
51
44
52
39
53
41
54
36
55
30
56
43
57
39
58
35
59
36
60
50
61
40
62
36
63
40
64
38
65
45
66
35
67
44
68
43
69
45
70
44
71
43
72
52
73
37
74
36
75
32
76
47
77
48
78
35
79
40
80
33
81
39
82
41
83
30
84
38
85
50
86
34
87
40
88
45
89
37
90
36
91
44
92
35
93
43
94
44
95
42
96
47
97
38
98
42
99
34
100
38
101
44
102
41
103
37
104
36
105
40
106
40
107
40
108
39
109
37
110
42
111
52
112
41
113
50
114
51
115
55
116
40
117
50
118
39
119
41
120
45
121
37
122
51
123
57
124
41
125
32
126
36
127
49
128
44
129
39
130
40
131
45
132
41
133
40
134
36
135
42
136
46
137
37
138
42
139
67
140
45
141
49
142
32
143
45
144
46
145
41
146
41
147
52
148
51
149
48
150
34
151
51
152
52
153
38
154
39
155
43
156
51
157
42
158
51
159
48
160
52
161
47
162
57
163
42
164
42
165
35
166
46
167
48
168
46
169
48
170
53
171
32
172
47
173
46
174
40
175
39
176
40
177
45
178
40
179
42
180
41
181
47
182
56
183
38
184
40
185
37
186
38
187
40
188
60
189
55
190
53
191
61
192
48
193
56
194
42
195
52
196
39
197
46
198
39
199
50
200
54
201
55
202
47
203
55
204
68
205
47
206
54
207
43
208
44
209
47
210
50
211
64
212
57
213
46
214
54
215
56
216
56
217
43
218
62
219
49
220
54
221
51
222
57
223
45
224
48
225
57
226
36
227
56
228
35
229
56
230
48
231
45
232
43
233
47
234
40
235
44
236
48
237
47
238
55
239
43
240
39
241
41
242
45
243
50
244
52
245
50
246
52
247
42
248
43
249
43
250
54
251
56
252
52
253
54
254
54
255
42
256
61
257
54
258
62
259
51
260
57
261
64
262
54
263
50
264
70
265
63
266
58
267
58
268
55
269
61
270
49
271
66
272
57
273
52
274
51
275
46
276
36
277
35
278
43
279
37
280
40
281
35
282
41
283
54
284
45
285
35
286
42
287
36
288
28
289
37
290
53
291
30
292
44
293
47
294
50
295
43
296
46
297
34
298
42
299
41
300
44
301
51
302
49
303
45
304
46
305
41
306
50
307
44
308
41
309
42
310
42
311
50
312
49
313
43
314
51
315
46
316
32
317
47
318
49
319
50
320
33
321
40
322
41
323
42
324
40
325
45
326
34
327
40
328
44
329
36
330
42
331
47
332
43
333
31
334
39
335
45
336
36
337
44
338
43
339
38
340
40
341
44
342
38
343
38
344
38
345
47
346
41
347
37
348
37
349
35
350
46
351
34
352
45
353
45
354
40
355
46
356
38
357
42
358
43
359
46
360
33
361
30
362
43
363
35
364
51
365
45
366
40
367
48
368
38
369
51
370
50
371
39
372
48
373
48
374
45
375
44
376
39
377
43
378
45
379
33
380
52
381
41
382
43
383
42
384
45
385
45
386
45
387
40
388
48
389
53
390
50
391
52
392
50
393
44
394
45
395
40
396
48
397
50
398
33
399
48
400
49
401
53
402
59
403
44
404
48
405
44
406
49
407
43
408
49
409
43
410
42
411
48
412
41
413
42
414
47
415
41
416
41
417
43
418
52
419
42
420
41
421
55
422
40
423
41
424
30
425
50
426
36
427
35
428
53
429
52
430
53
431
49
432
56
433
55
434
53
435
44
436
47
437
46
438
46
439
47
440
47
441
49
442
41
443
60
444
47
445
50
446
50
447
43
448
59
449
34
450
41
451
48
452
50
453
54
454
51
455
55
456
59
457
55
458
48
459
61
460
53
461
56
462
46
463
54
464
63
465
49
466
57
467
51
468
52
469
48
470
54
471
52
472
50
473
51
474
50
475
45
476
44
477
42
478
40
479
36
480
44
481
37
482
40
483
43
484
45
485
52
486
55
487
45
488
37
489
48
490
44
491
45
492
43
493
40
494
38
495
53
496
53
497
54
498
49
499
53
500
50
501
63
502
64
503
45
504
42
505
56
506
57
507
51
508
66
509
56
510
55
511
55
512
51
513
52
514
64
515
54
516
62
517
37
518
38
519
29
520
34
521
32
522
30
523
30
524
38
525
32
526
37
527
26
528
39
529
33
530
33
531
31
532
46
533
30
534
41
535
38
536
46
537
37
538
41
539
35
540
36
541
36
542
26
543
33
544
28
545
27
546
37
547
24
548
31
549
29
550
32
551
40
552
30
553
33
554
34
555
31
556
32
557
31
558
26
559
40
560
33
561
33
562
33
563
43
564
40
565
40
566
35
567
35
568
31
569
44
570
38
571
44
572
40
573
29
574
40
575
45
576
42
577
44
578
40
579
53
580
42
581
44
582
38
583
33
584
42
585
44
586
49
587
41
588
51
589
44
590
25
591
38
592
42
593
30
594
41
595
40
596
38
597
49
598
39
599
36
600
42
601
41
602
38
603
46
604
34
605
42
606
59
607
37
608
51
609
48
610
40
611
48
612
39
613
50
614
43
615
39
616
35
617
46
618
33
619
45
620
38
621
42
622
39
623
46
624
42
625
49
626
56
627
38
628
35
629
52
630
40
631
44
632
37
633
31
634
46
635
42
636
51
637
39
638
41
639
44
640
42
641
54
642
43
643
35
644
49
645
50
646
46
647
41
648
36
649
49
Marz
28516
0
1
11
1
Yerevan
4426
2
Aragatsotn
1950
3
Ararat
3699
4
Armavir
2275
5
Gegharquniq
1886
6
Lory
3254
7
Kotayq
3718
8
Shirak
2155
9
Syuniq
1478
10
Vayoc Dzor
1765
11
Tavush
1910
Urban / Rural
28516
0
1
2
1
Urban
16638
2
Rural
11878
Surveyed month
28516
0
1
12
1
2414
2
2434
3
2387
4
2378
5
2342
6
2408
7
2363
8
2430
9
2289
10
2412
11
2374
12
2285
Surveyed year
28516
0
2015
2016
2015
168
2016
28348
H/H members
28516
0
1
18
1
1159
2
2814
3
3546
4
6060
5
5685
6
5172
7
2317
8
784
9
369
10
320
11
176
12
24
13
26
14
14
16
32
18
18
H/H members aged 15-75
28516
0
0
10
0
811
1
2394
2
7098
3
6946
4
7378
5
2608
6
879
7
229
8
108
9
47
10
18
Sequence number of H/H member
28516
0
1
18
1
7788
2
6629
3
5222
4
4040
5
2525
6
1388
7
526
8
195
9
97
10
56
11
24
12
8
13
6
14
4
15
3
16
3
17
1
18
1
Sex
28516
0
1
2
1
Male
13889
2
Female
14627
Relationship to H/H head
28516
0
1
11
1
H/H’s first registered member
7785
2
Wife / Husband / Spouse
4993
3
Daughter / Son
8637
4
Mother / Father
518
5
Sister / Brother
158
6
Daughter- in-law / Son- in-law
2113
7
Mother-in-law / Father-in-law
40
8
Grandmother / Grandfather
20
9
Grandchild
3926
10
Other relative (ig. great-grandchild)
199
11
Non-relative (ig. grandchild’s/ great grandchild’s husband/
127
28516
0
0
12
0
71
1
3121
2
2298
3
2412
4
2333
5
2302
6
2273
7
2418
8
2424
9
2275
10
2427
11
2203
12
1959
28516
0
1916
2016
1916
1
1918
1
1919
1
1920
5
1921
4
1922
5
1923
5
1924
18
1925
19
1926
32
1927
38
1928
66
1929
74
1930
86
1931
63
1932
103
1933
74
1934
92
1935
175
1936
160
1937
180
1938
254
1939
254
1940
236
1941
152
1942
123
1943
76
1944
94
1945
123
1946
199
1947
220
1948
183
1949
240
1950
276
1951
276
1952
342
1953
326
1954
314
1955
413
1956
404
1957
429
1958
479
1959
432
1960
522
1961
479
1962
400
1963
411
1964
402
1965
380
1966
358
1967
325
1968
328
1969
304
1970
323
1971
324
1972
306
1973
295
1974
312
1975
374
1976
319
1977
335
1978
352
1979
389
1980
438
1981
405
1982
389
1983
400
1984
462
1985
418
1986
485
1987
419
1988
463
1989
416
1990
559
1991
477
1992
435
1993
387
1994
394
1995
406
1996
438
1997
362
1998
330
1999
324
2000
315
2001
269
2002
368
2003
343
2004
332
2005
343
2006
383
2007
329
2008
364
2009
374
2010
383
2011
378
2012
343
2013
381
2014
374
2015
377
2016
168
Educational level
26295
2221
1
9
1
Illiterate
245
2
No primary
1205
3
Primary
2039
4
Basic
2427
5
Secondary
10858
6
Vocational
734
7
Secondary specialized
4322
8
Tertiary
4433
9
Post-graduate
32
Sysmiss
2221
Age
28516
0
0
100
Marital status
23123
5393
1
4
1
Never married
5327
2
Married
14580
3
Widowed
2618
4
Divorced / Separated
598
Sysmiss
5393
Place of origin
28516
0
1
11
1
Yerevan
3632
2
RA other city
10548
3
RA village
12671
4
NKR
271
5
Georgia
352
6
Russia
223
7
CIS other country
344
8
Syria
44
9
European country
27
10
USA, Canada
4
11
Other
400
Citizenship
28516
0
1
11
1
RA
28059
2
RA other city
93
3
NKR
28
4
Georgia
14
5
Russia
275
6
CIS other country
13
7
Syria
4
8
European country
4
9
USA, Canada
7
10
Other
12
11
No
7
Is there an absent member in your H/H
28516
0
1
5
1
Less than 3 months
147
2
3 - 12 months
1311
3
1 - 3 years
596
4
3 and more years
226
5
No
26236
What is the main reason for the absence
2280
26236
1
5
1
Job
1534
2
Family circumstances
82
3
Permanent residence
168
4
Education / vocational study
112
5
Others
384
Sysmiss
26236
Which region or country did he/she go to?
2280
26236
1
17
1
Yerevan
180
2
Aragatsotn
10
3
Ararat
16
4
Armavir
8
5
Gegharkunik
15
6
Lori
36
7
Kotayk
13
8
Shirak
6
9
Syunik
22
10
6
11
Tavush
40
12
NKR
224
13
Russia
1572
14
Other CIS country
36
15
Europe
61
16
USA and Canada
11
17
Other
24
Sysmiss
26236
Indicate “1”in case there is a disabled member in your H/H
28516
0
1
2
1
Yes
1864
2
26652
During the last week did you have any gainful activity at least for an hour, even if you are a student or an unemployed, a housekeeper or a pensioner?
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
9515
2
No
9950
99
Refused to answer
0
Sysmiss
9051
Even though you did not have any gainful activity in the last week, do you have any paid work or a business that you were absent from and will definitely return to?
9950
18566
1
2
1
Yes
829
2
No
9121
99
Refused to answer
0
Sysmiss
18566
What was the main reason for your temporarily absence?
829
27687
1
13
1
Illness / injury / care of a sick family member
11
2
Vacation
118
3
Pregnancy / maternity/ paternity leave / parental leave
44
4
Education leave / vocational training
1
5
Work spesificity (i.e. shift work)
181
6
Child-care leave (up to 3 years)
65
7
Paid temporarily lay-off
3
8
Unpaid temporarily lay-off
8
9
End of a seasonal work
300
10
Lack of clients / customers/ suppliers
72
11
Reorganization/ suspension of work(bad weather, mechanical,
3
12
Going abroad
6
13
Other
17
99
Refused to answer
0
Sysmiss
27687
What will be the total duration of your absence from your job?
473
28043
1
4
1
Less than 3 months
87
2
3 - 6 months
170
3
6 months or more
134
4
It is difficult to answer
82
99
Refused to answer
0
Sysmiss
28043
What kind of work do you usually do in the main job/activity that you had last week? Describe your main tasks, duties, position (ISCO-88)
10127
18389
1
9
1
Legislators, senior officials, managers
572
2
Professionals
1271
3
Technicians professionals
864
4
Clerks
262
5
Service & sales workers
1376
6
Skilled agricultural workers
3601
7
Craft workers
954
8
Operators & assemblers
492
9
Elementary occupations
735
Sysmiss
18389
What kind of industry, business, service or activity is carried out at your place of work? Describe the the main goods / services produced at your place of work or its main functions. (NACE rev. 2)
10127
18389
1
21
1
A
3695
2
B
97
3
C
784
4
D
249
5
E
55
6
F
388
7
G
1087
8
H
310
9
I
215
10
J
139
11
K
124
12
L
12
13
M
96
14
N
57
15
O
926
16
P
1088
17
Q
441
18
R
128
19
S
184
20
T
38
21
U
14
Sysmiss
18389
Profession in Primary Job by 9 Groups (ISCO-88)
10127
18389
2
9
1
Top Managers
0
2
Professionals
2498
3
Technicians professionals
1943
4
Clerks
96
5
Service and sales workers
247
6
Skilled agricultural workers
112
7
Craft workers
512
8
Operators and assemblers
418
9
Unskilled
4301
Sysmiss
18389
Do you reach your main qualification, profession / professional skills by:
10127
18389
1
6
1
Regular vocational education (full-time, part-time)
4877
2
Short-tearm vocational training
412
3
Self-taught, experience / private entity learning
656
4
Other
6
5
Don’t have any profession
4174
6
Do not know / it is difficult to answer
2
Sysmiss
18389
Which of the following best describes your working status?
10127
18389
1
7
1
Employee with a written contract
4763
2
Employee with a verbal agreement
779
3
Employer (owner with permanent employees)
108
4
Own-account worker on a farm
3019
5
Other own-account worker
943
6
Unpaid family worker
514
7
Member of a producers’, consumers’ cooperative
1
8
Other
0
Sysmiss
18389
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Paid leave
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
4430
2
No
1059
3
It is difficult to answer
53
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Income tax
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
4764
2
No
722
3
It is difficult to answer
56
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Paid sick leave
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
4020
2
No
1422
3
It is difficult to answer
100
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Severance pay / redundancy pay
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
3333
2
No
1648
3
It is difficult to answer
561
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Premium pay for overtime and holiday work
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
272
2
No
5112
3
It is difficult to answer
158
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Medical insurance provided by the employer
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
1596
2
No
3818
3
It is difficult to answer
128
Sysmiss
22974
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
4107
2
No
1119
3
It is difficult to answer
316
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Child-care facilities
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
136
2
No
5336
3
It is difficult to answer
70
Sysmiss
22974
What benefits, guarantees do you receive / can you receive at your working place? Transport/ transport allowance
5542
22974
1
3
1
Yes
354
2
No
5148
3
It is difficult to answer
40
Sysmiss
22974
Is your business legally registered?
4585
23931
1
5
1
Yes
577
2
Is in the process of being registered
5
3
No
460
4
The activity has been implemented on a farm
3539
5
Do not want to answer
4
6
Do not know
0
Sysmiss
23931
What is the type of ownership of your workplace (including job on a farm)?
10127
18389
1
4
1
Public / community
2495
2
Non-governmental organization/ religious organization/ repre
100
3
Private enterprise (also farms)
7506
4
Private employer (who employs paid domestic workers: babysit
26
Sysmiss
18389
What is the legal status of your workplace?
7532
20984
1
8
1
PLC / LTD / LLC / Sole trader
3388
2
Registered cooperative
3
3
Individual activity (not registered)
505
4
Partnership (not registered)
6
5
Private household employing domestic staff (babysitter, hous
26
6
Farm
3590
7
Other
1
8
Do not know
13
Sysmiss
20984
Your enterprise / you usually produce goods or services:
7532
20984
1
3
1
Only for own use
1343
2
2099
3
Only for sale/ barter
4090
Sysmiss
20984
Percentage of production for own final use in main job
2101
26415
0
90
How many people do usually work in your workplace/organization (including you)?
7533
20983
1
7
1
Up to 5
4969
2
5 - 9
513
3
10 - 19
451
4
20 - 49
338
5
50 - 99
215
6
100 and more
554
7
Do not know / it is difficult to answer
493
Sysmiss
20983
How much wage / income did you receive during the last month? In cash (after deductions)
8405
20111
0
15000000
How much wage / income did you receive during the last month? In kind
8405
20111
0
4000000
Summary of wage / income information from Q. D14
7157
21359
1
6
1
Only cash net wage / income
5178
2
Only in-kind wage / income
950
3
Refused to answer
4
4
Do not know / it is difficulte to answer
6
5
Both cash and in-kind wage / income
685
6
Did not receive any wage / income
334
Sysmiss
21359
If you do not want to say the exact amount of your wage/ income during the last month, specify the approximate amount according to the below-mentioned table (after deductions)
1722
26794
1
9
1
Up to 55 000 AMD
123
2
55 000 AMD
50
3
699
4
110 001 - 220 000 AMD
366
5
220 001 - 440 000 AMD
65
6
440 001 - 600 000 AMD
11
7
600 001 - 700 000 AMD
6
8
Refused to answer
188
9
Do not know/ it is difficult to answer
214
Sysmiss
26794
What period were the wage / income for?
8033
20483
1
7
1
One day
2
2
One week
11
3
Two weeks / half a month
67
4
One month
7612
5
Six months
149
6
One year
152
7
Other
40
Sysmiss
20483
Do you think your education / qualification corresponds with your present job?
10127
18389
1
3
1
Yes, it does
8406
2
No, my qualification is higher
1629
3
No, my qualification is lower
92
Sysmiss
18389
Do you need an additional training in your present job?
10127
18389
1
3
1
Yes
863
2
No
9082
3
Do not know/ it is difficult to answer
182
Sysmiss
18389
What kind of job / activity do you have?
10127
18389
1
3
1
Permanent / unlimited
8336
2
Temporary / Seasonal
1686
3
Casual, one-time
105
Sysmiss
18389
Which of the following activities best describes your status during the last three months preceding the surveyed week?
10127
18389
1
8
1
Engaged in the same job
9575
2
Engaged in another job
109
3
Did not have any job & was looking for one
196
4
Was a student / was taking courses
25
5
Engaged in household chores/ family responsibilities
100
6
Was abroad for work
33
7
Was abroad for another purpose
8
8
Did not have any job / activity and was not looking for any
81
Sysmiss
18389
How long have you been engaged in your job / activity?
10126
18390
1
5
1
Up to 6 months
486
2
6 - 12 months
317
3
1 - 3 years
1433
4
3 - 5 years
1060
5
5 years and more
6830
Sysmiss
18390
10127
18389
1
2
1
Full-time / Overtime
6913
2
Part-time
3214
Sysmiss
18389
Why did you work part-time?
3214
25302
1
9
1
Do not want to take a full-time job
97
2
Student / taking courses
37
3
Ilness(own) / disability
58
4
Care of a child/ of a sick family member
50
5
Other personal/ family circumstances
215
6
Could not find a full-time job
494
7
On the initiative of the employer
211
8
Because of the nature/ seasonality of the job
2038
9
Other
14
Sysmiss
25302
Are you a member of a labour union or some other workers’ union at your workplace?
10126
18390
1
3
1
Yes
1252
2
No
8292
3
Do not know
582
Sysmiss
18390
In addition to your main job / activity did you have any other job/ activity you got/ will get income from (both in cash and in kind) during the last week including those which you were temporarily absent from during the reference week?
10127
18389
1
2
1
Yes
382
2
No
9745
Sysmiss
18389
What kind of work do you usually do in the second job/activity that you had last week? Describe the main tasks, duties, position (ISCO-88)
382
28134
1
9
1
Legislators, senior officials, managers
1
2
Professionals
30
3
Technicians professionals
13
4
Clerks
0
5
Service & sales workers
6
6
Skilled agricultural workers
295
7
Craft workers
6
8
Operators & assemblers
3
9
Elementary occupations
28
Sysmiss
28134
382
28134
1
20
1
A
312
2
B
0
3
C
4
4
D
0
5
E
1
6
F
5
7
G
10
8
H
2
9
I
2
10
J
2
11
K
1
12
L
0
13
M
2
14
N
1
15
O
5
16
P
18
17
Q
8
18
R
1
19
S
4
20
T
4
21
U
0
Sysmiss
28134
Which of the following best describes your working status?
382
28134
1
6
1
Employee with a written contract
38
2
Employee with a verbal agreement
21
3
Employer (owner with permanent employees)
1
4
Own-account worker on a farm
207
5
Other own-account worker
29
6
Unpaid family worker
86
7
Member of a producers’, consumers’ cooperative
0
8
Other
0
Sysmiss
28134
Is your business legally registered?
323
28193
1
4
1
Yes
3
2
Is in the process of being registered
0
3
No
25
4
The activity has been implemented on a farm
295
5
Do not want to answer
0
6
Do not know
0
Sysmiss
28193
What is the type of ownership of your workplace (including job on a farm)?
384
28132
1
3
1
Public / community
27
2
Non-governmental organization/ religious organization / repr
2
3
Private enterprise (also farms)
355
4
Private employer (who employs paid domestic workers: babysit
0
Sysmiss
28132
What is the legal status of your workplace?
354
28162
1
8
1
PLC, LTD, LLC, Private entrepreneur
17
2
Registered cooperative
0
3
Condominium
29
4
Individual business
0
5
Partnership
0
6
Private household employing domestic staff (babysitter, hous
306
7
Farm
0
8
Other
2
9
Do not know
0
Sysmiss
28162
How many people do usually work in your workplace/organization (including you)
354
28162
1
7
1
Up to 5 people
338
2
5 - 9
4
3
10 - 19
7
4
20 - 49
1
5
50 - 99
1
6
100 and more
1
7
Do not know/ it is difficult to answer
2
Sysmiss
28162
Your enterprise / you usually produce goods or services
354
28162
1
3
1
Only for own use
130
2
Partly for own use, partly for sale / barter
155
3
Only for sale/ barter
69
Sysmiss
28162
Percentage of production for own final use in second job
150
28366
3
80
How much wage / income did you receive during the last month? In cash (after deductions)
358
28158
0
5500000
How much wage / income did you receive during the last month? In kind
358
28158
0
180000
Summary of wage / income information from Q. E32
367
28149
1
6
1
Only cash net wage / income
83
2
Only in-kind wage / income
84
3
Refused to answer
0
4
Do not know / it is difficulte to answer
4
5
Both cash and in-kind wage / income
35
6
Did not receive any wage / income
161
Sysmiss
28149
If you do not want to say the exact amount of your wage / income during the last month, specify the approximate amount according to the below-mentioned table (after deductions)
25
28491
1
9
1
Up to 55 000 AMD
3
2
55 000 AMD
2
3
10
4
110 001 - 220 000 AMD
3
5
220 001 - 440 000 AMD
1
6
440 001 - 600 000 AMD
0
7
600 001 AMD and more
0
8
Refused to answer
3
9
Do not know/ it is difficult to answer
3
Sysmiss
28491
What period was the wage / income for?
217
28299
1
7
1
One day
3
2
One week
11
3
Two weeks / half a month
5
4
One month
171
5
Six months
9
6
One year
9
7
Other
9
Sysmiss
28299
How long have you been engaged in your job / activity?
382
28134
1
7
1
Up to 3 months
29
2
3 - 6 months
4
3
6 - 9 months
12
4
9 - 12 months
13
5
1 - 2 years
297
6
2 - 3 years
1
7
3 years and more
26
Sysmiss
28134
What kind of job/ activity do you have?
383
28133
1
3
1
Permanent / unlimited
205
2
Temporary / Seasonal
162
3
Occasional, one-time
16
Sysmiss
28133
383
28133
1
2
1
Full-time / Overtime
21
2
Part-time
362
Sysmiss
28133
How many hours did you usually work per week during the last worked month at the MAIN job / activity?
10127
18389
2
112
How many hours did you usually work per week during the last worked month at the SECOND job / activity?
10127
18389
0
48
0
9744
2
4
3
7
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
7
8
13
9
2
10
50
12
19
14
25
15
36
16
15
18
11
20
94
21
14
22
1
24
21
25
9
26
3
28
19
30
15
35
4
40
1
48
1
Sysmiss
18389
How many hours did you usually work per week during the last worked month in TOTAL (row 1 + row 2)?
10127
18389
2
112
How many hours did you actually work during the last week at the MAIN job / activity?
10127
18389
0
112
How many hours did you actually work during the last week at the SECOND job / activity?
10127
18389
0
50
0
9773
2
5
3
8
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
14
9
1
10
61
12
16
14
19
15
31
16
15
17
1
18
7
20
65
21
10
22
1
24
21
25
8
26
5
28
17
30
14
32
1
35
3
40
4
50
2
Sysmiss
18389
How many hours did you actually work during the last week in TOTAL (row 1 + row 2)?
10127
18389
0
112
Why did you work less hours than usually during the last week?
2072
26444
1
12
1
Illness / injury / care of a sick family member
45
2
Vacation (also pregnancy leave / maternity / paternity leave
202
3
Holiday / day off
22
4
Temporarily lay-off
14
5
Education leave or training
3
6
Work spesificity (i.e. seasonal work, shift work, flexible w
1565
7
Lack of clients / customers / suppliers
145
8
Economic and technical reasons (shortage of raw materials /
17
9
End of job / new job
30
10
Going abroad
0
11
Program, project, assignment deadline, etc.
8
12
Other
21
Sysmiss
26444
Would you have liked to work more hours (for additional payment) than you actually worked during the last week?
10127
18389
1
4
1
Yes, work additional hours at the current workplace
300
2
Yes, find a second job
858
3
Yes, change the current job by another one working even for
692
4
No
8277
Sysmiss
18389
How many additional working hours were you able to work during the last week, in hours
1850
26666
1
60
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
12
5
55
6
14
7
3
8
17
10
293
11
1
12
37
13
3
14
7
15
94
16
17
17
1
18
6
19
2
20
687
21
1
22
3
24
30
25
69
26
4
28
6
30
188
32
2
35
26
36
4
40
209
45
1
46
1
48
25
50
13
56
7
60
2
Sysmiss
26666
Would you like to change your current working status?
10127
18389
1
2
1
Yes
3245
2
No
6882
Sysmiss
18389
Why do you want to change your current working status?
3245
25271
1
12
1
Forthcoming staff reduction / dissolution of the organizatio
9
2
Family circumstances
32
3
Present job is temporary
129
4
To have a higher wage / income
2817
5
To work less hours with the respective reduction in wage / i
1
6
To use professional skills in a better way
117
7
To have more convenient / flexible working hours
36
8
Health problems
7
9
To spent less time on the way to the workplace
4
10
To improve working conditions
36
11
To work more hours with the respective increase in wage / in
54
12
Other
3
Sysmiss
25271
Why do you want to change your current working status?
930
27586
1
12
1
Forthcoming staff reduction / dissolution of the organizatio
1
2
Family circumstances
68
3
Present job is temporary
1
4
To have a higher wage / income
109
5
To work less hours with the respective reduction in wage / i
9
6
To use professional skills in a better way
219
7
To have more convenient / flexible working hours
49
8
Health problems
93
9
To spent less time on the way to the workplace
14
10
To improve working conditions
207
11
To work more hours with the respective increase in wage / in
151
12
Other
9
Sysmiss
27586
Are you ready to change your current working status if there is an appropriate job offer?
3245
25271
0
3
0
1
1
Yes
2576
2
No
157
3
It is difficult to answer
511
Sysmiss
25271
Are you ready to move to another place in order to find a job / a better job?
19308
9208
1
6
1
Yes, another place in Armenia
465
2
Yes, abroad
2286
3
Yes, any place
1797
4
No
13155
5
Do not want to work
38
6
Do not know / It is difficult to answer
1567
Sysmiss
9208
Do you think your profession (both formal and informal) is useful in your job/ in finding a job?
19465
9051
1
5
1
Very useful
3868
2
Relatively useful
5485
3
Not useful
1858
4
Do not get profession
7814
5
Do not know / It is difficult to answer
440
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks ? Regular education with relevant qualification
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
959
2
No
18506
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Short-term training without qualification
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
166
2
No
19299
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Training related to the current job / job training for new entrants
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
182
2
No
19283
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Seminar, convention (conference)
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
441
2
No
19024
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Online / distance learning, Webinar training
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
83
2
No
19382
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Training related to the IT industry (software), computer training
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
174
2
No
19291
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Language course
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
162
2
No
19303
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Driving course
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
60
2
No
19405
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Training related with preferences (music, dance, sports, chess, painting, etc.)
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
241
2
No
19224
Sysmiss
9051
Did you take any course / vocational / training, regular or occasional lasting even a few hours or days during the four weeks? Other
19465
9051
1
2
1
Yes
53
2
No
19412
Sysmiss
9051
Do you plan to continue your education / training in the future?
19465
9051
0
4
0
1
1
1151
2
Yes, other
1605
3
No
16295
4
Do not know/ it is difficult to answer
413
Sysmiss
9051
Why didn’t you have any job / activity during the last week?
9338
19178
1
4
1
Pupil / Student (full-time)
1442
2
Household chores/ family responsibilities
2692
3
Pensioner
1721
4
Do not have a job by various reasons
3483
Sysmiss
19178
Which of the following activities best describes your status during the last three months preceding the surveyed week?
9338
19178
1
7
1
Was an employee
244
2
Was an own-account worker
63
3
Was an unpaid family worker
47
4
Did not have any job & was looking for one
1464
5
Was a student / was taking courses
1487
6
Engaged in household chores/ family responsibilities
2834
7
Other reasons
3199
Sysmiss
19178
Have you ever had a paid job / activity? (refers solely to the work in Armenia)
8984
19532
1
2
1
Yes
4106
2
No
4878
Sysmiss
19532
How long have you been out of work?
4460
24056
1
7
1
Up to 3 months
390
2
3 - 6 months
280
3
109
4
9 - 12 months
112
5
1- 2 years
391
6
2- 3 years
613
7
3 years and more
2565
Sysmiss
24056
What is the main reason for quitting your job / activity?
4460
24056
1
11
1
Staff reduction / dissolution of the organization / lack of
1799
2
End of a temporary / seasonal/ one-time job
400
3
Retirement
395
4
llness / disability / care of a sick family member
530
5
Education
9
6
Household chores / family circumstances
455
7
Low wage/ income
175
8
Quitted job on my own initiative
496
10
Going abroad
164
11
Other reason
37
Sysmiss
24056
4460
24056
1
9
1
Legislators, senior officials, managers
192
2
Professionals
484
3
Technicians professionals
706
4
Clerks
215
5
Service & sales workers
624
6
Skilled agricultural workers
381
7
Craft workers
1017
8
Operators & assemblers
256
9
Elementary occupations
585
Sysmiss
24056
4460
24056
1
21
1
A
430
2
B
47
3
C
1197
4
D
85
5
E
35
6
F
472
7
G
525
8
H
192
9
I
135
10
J
51
11
K
55
12
L
13
13
M
86
14
N
27
15
O
253
16
P
483
17
Q
193
18
R
80
19
S
76
20
T
17
21
U
8
Sysmiss
24056
Professions of Jobless Population by 9 Groups (ISCO-88)
9338
19178
2
9
1
Top Managers
0
2
Professionals
1387
3
Technicians professionals
1658
4
Clerks
72
5
Service and sales workers
101
6
Skilled agricultural workers
0
7
Craft workers
155
8
Operators and assemblers
47
9
Unskilled
5918
Sysmiss
19178
Did you look for a job or did you try to launch your own business during the last month?
9338
19178
1
3
1
Yes, looked for a paid job
1922
2
Yes, tried to start my own business
13
3
No
7403
Sysmiss
19178
What steps did you take to find a job / to start your own business?
1935
26581
1
10
1
Applied to the State Employment Agency
196
2
Applied to a private employment agency
85
3
Applied directly to the employer / visited organization/ fac
691
4
Regurarly looked through/ placed advertisements
395
5
Took a test / had a job interview / competition
11
6
Applied to friends / acquaintances/ relatives
506
7
Looked for a job on the street
25
8
Tried to launch my own business
10
9
Going abroad / is abroad for work
15
10
Other
1
Sysmiss
26581
What steps did you take to find a job / to start your own business?
1078
27438
1
10
1
Applied to the State Employment Agency
2
2
Applied to a private employment agency
17
3
Applied directly to the employer / visited organization/ fac
88
4
Regurarly looked through / placed advertisements
132
5
Took a test/ had a job interview / competition
56
6
Applied to friends/ acquaintances / relatives
658
7
Looked for a job on the street
109
8
Tried to launch my own business
10
9
Going abroad/ is abroad for work
3
10
Other
3
Sysmiss
27438
What was the main obstacle in finding a job / starting your own business?
1936
26580
1
14
1
Lack of jobs corresponding to my profession/ qualification
204
2
Not enough work experience
157
3
Lack of knowledge in languages / information technologies (c
13
4
Lack of workplaces
1186
5
Low wage / income
156
6
Considered too young/ too old
113
7
Being male/ female
1
8
Inclination for discrimination (disability / religion / appe
6
9
The job required too many hours
36
10
Did not know where and how to look for a job
12
11
Market competition
15
12
Imperfection of the legal framework
6
13
Other
3
14
No obstacle
28
Sysmiss
26580
What was the main obstacle in finding a job / starting your own business?
644
27872
1
14
1
Lack of jobs corresponding to my profession/ qualification
14
2
Not enough work experience
42
3
Lack of knowledge in languages / information technologies (c
2
4
Lack of workplaces
186
5
Low wage/ income
205
6
Considered too young / too old
89
7
Being male / female
1
8
Inclination for discrimination (disability / religion / appe
13
9
The job required too many hours
23
10
Did not know where and how to look for a job
11
11
Market competition
32
12
Imperfection of the legal framework
23
13
Other
0
14
No obstacle
3
Sysmiss
27872
What was the main reason you did not look for a job / did not try to launch your own business during the last month?
7403
21113
3
18
3
Student (studying) / going to continue education
1405
4
Household chores / family circumstances
1827
5
My own / household member health problems / disability
1164
6
Waiting for the work / work season to resume
124
9
Considered too young / too old to find a job
782
10
Lack of jobs in the area
413
13
Past failure to find a suitable job
463
14
Do not know where and how to look for a job
78
15
Going abroad / is abroad
302
16
Have just returned from abroad
83
17
Others
700
18
Do not want to work
62
Sysmiss
21113
Did you look for a job or did you try to launch your own business during the last year?
7364
21152
1
2
1
Yes
184
2
No
7180
Sysmiss
21152
How long have you been looking for a job / trying to launch your own business?
2159
26357
1
7
1
389
2
245
3
134
4
9 - 12 months
144
5
1 - 2 years
450
6
2 - 3 years
470
7
3 years and more
327
Sysmiss
26357
Would you have liked to start working in the last week if an opportunity to work had existed?
9339
19177
1
2
1
Yes
3819
2
No
5520
Sysmiss
19177
What was the main reason you would not have liked to work?
5520
22996
1
10
1
Student (studying) / going to continue education
1213
2
Household chores / family circumstances
1487
3
My own / household member's health problems / disability
1113
4
Too young / too old for work
773
7
Off-season
48
8
Going abroad / is abroad
312
9
Do not want to work
87
10
Other
487
Sysmiss
22996
Will you be able to start working in two weeks if there is an appropriate job offer?
3819
24697
1
2
1
Yes
3618
2
No
201
Sysmiss
24697
What factor is the most important for you in starting to work/ in lanching your own business?
3617
24899
1
3
1
Job matching with my profession / qualification
706
2
High-income job
1905
3
Any job irrespective of the income
1006
Sysmiss
24899
Where and who would you like to work for?
3617
24899
1
6
1
On my own (own account work, business, farm)
110
2
Public organization
623
3
Private company
168
4
International / non-profit organization
23
5
Family business
66
6
Any
2627
7
Other
0
Sysmiss
24899
Did you refuse any job offered to you during the last year?
9339
19177
1
2
1
Yes
250
2
There was no such offer / opportunity
9089
Sysmiss
19177
Why did you refuse the job offer?
250
28266
1
12
1
Wage / income was low
119
2
Work was not interesting
7
3
Work did not match with my profession / qualification
15
4
No possibility for advancement/ progress
0
5
Family did not approve the offered job
30
6
Term of the contract was short / was not specified
0
7
Bad working conditions
23
8
Workplace was too far
13
9
Work required too many hours
36
10
Work required very few hours
0
11
Other
6
12
Do not want to work
1
Sysmiss
28266
Information in Sections C-F was provided by
19468
9048
1
2
1
Respondent (directly)
12336
2
Other family member
7132
Sysmiss
9048
Weigths Year
28516
0
13.655
423.629
Weights_Quarter1
7235
21281
64.78
1623.45
Weights_Quarter2
7128
21388
64.33
1333.53
Weights_Quarter3
7082
21434
61.998
1364.476
Weights_Quarter4
7071
21445
72.43
1229.026
Labour Resources / Working-age Population (de facto population aged 15 - 75)
19465
9051
1
1
1
19465
Sysmiss
9051
Employed in Primary Job
10127
18389
1
1
1
10127
Sysmiss
18389
Employed in Second Job
382
28134
1
1
1
382
Sysmiss
28134
Unemployed
1887
26629
1
1
1
1887
Sysmiss
26629
Economically Active Population
12014
16502
1
1
1
12014
Sysmiss
16502
Economically Inactive Population
7451
21065
1
1
1
7451
Sysmiss
21065
Youth not in Education and not in Employment (NEET)
1971
26545
1
3
1
15-19
232
2
20-24
792
3
25-29
947
Sysmiss
26545