Labour Force Survey 2021
Pakistan, 2021
Reference ID
PAK_2021_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producer(s)
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
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Identification
Survey ID Number
PAK_2021_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Title
Labour Force Survey 2021
Abbreviation or Acronym
LFS 2021
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | PAK |
Series Information
Quarterly: average based on 3 monthly data points
Kind of Data
survey
Unit of Analysis
households/individuals
Version
Version number
1.0
Scope
Study notes
Education ('ilo_edu'): The criteria used correspond to completed education, following the ISCED 2011 classification. Post-secondary non-tertiary education and short-cycle tertiary education are empty categories- since no program is considered to match it. The following table describes the definitions used.
Code PAK data
PAK definition
ISCED 11
01
No formal education
X - No schooling
02
Nursery
0 - Early childhood education
03
K.G.
0 - Early childhood education
04
Primary
1 - Primary education
05
Middle
2 - Lower secondary education
06
Matric
3 - Upper secondary education
07
Intermediate
3 - Upper secondary education
08
Graduation in engineering
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
09
Graduation in medicine
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
10
Graduation in computer
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
11
Graduation in agriculture
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
12
Graduation in other subjects
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
13
M.A./M.Sc
7 - Master's or equivalent level
14
M.Phil
7 - Master's or equivalent level
15
Ph.D
8 - Doctoral or equivalent level
16
.
9 - Not elsewhere classified
Educational attendance ('ilo_edu_attendance'): Only asked to persons aged 5-years old or more and therefore those below are classified under not elsewhere classified.
Marital status ('ilo_mrts'): Question only asked to people aged 10 years old or more and therefore the rest are classified as not elsewhere classified.
Labour Force Status ('ilo_lfs'): Employment follows the ILO definition. Differences with respect to national estimates are due to age limits included at the national level. Unemployment comprises all persons that satisfy ILO's unemployment three criteria.
Based on information about economic activity and relationship to household head.
Economic activity ('ilo_eco'): (Previous economic activity ('ilo_preveco_isic4') similarly obtained): Based on ISIC 4.
Occupation ('ilo_ocu'): (Previous occupation ('ilo_prevocu_isco08') similarly obtained): The underlying data is consistent with ISCO-08.
Working time arrangement ('ilo_job_time'): Threshold set at 40 hours actually worked per week.
Type of contract ('ilo_job_contract'): Permanent: permanent/pensionable job, up to 10 years and 10 years and more.
Total length of contract ('ilo_job1_job_tempdur'): Category 2 (6 months to less than 12 months) includes category 1 (less than 6 months).
Time-related underemployment ('ilo_joball_tru'): Threshold set at 35 hours actually worked per week.
Code PAK data
PAK definition
ISCED 11
01
No formal education
X - No schooling
02
Nursery
0 - Early childhood education
03
K.G.
0 - Early childhood education
04
Primary
1 - Primary education
05
Middle
2 - Lower secondary education
06
Matric
3 - Upper secondary education
07
Intermediate
3 - Upper secondary education
08
Graduation in engineering
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
09
Graduation in medicine
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
10
Graduation in computer
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
11
Graduation in agriculture
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
12
Graduation in other subjects
6 - Bachelor's or equivalent level
13
M.A./M.Sc
7 - Master's or equivalent level
14
M.Phil
7 - Master's or equivalent level
15
Ph.D
8 - Doctoral or equivalent level
16
.
9 - Not elsewhere classified
Educational attendance ('ilo_edu_attendance'): Only asked to persons aged 5-years old or more and therefore those below are classified under not elsewhere classified.
Marital status ('ilo_mrts'): Question only asked to people aged 10 years old or more and therefore the rest are classified as not elsewhere classified.
Labour Force Status ('ilo_lfs'): Employment follows the ILO definition. Differences with respect to national estimates are due to age limits included at the national level. Unemployment comprises all persons that satisfy ILO's unemployment three criteria.
Based on information about economic activity and relationship to household head.
Economic activity ('ilo_eco'): (Previous economic activity ('ilo_preveco_isic4') similarly obtained): Based on ISIC 4.
Occupation ('ilo_ocu'): (Previous occupation ('ilo_prevocu_isco08') similarly obtained): The underlying data is consistent with ISCO-08.
Working time arrangement ('ilo_job_time'): Threshold set at 40 hours actually worked per week.
Type of contract ('ilo_job_contract'): Permanent: permanent/pensionable job, up to 10 years and 10 years and more.
Total length of contract ('ilo_job1_job_tempdur'): Category 2 (6 months to less than 12 months) includes category 1 (less than 6 months).
Time-related underemployment ('ilo_joball_tru'): Threshold set at 35 hours actually worked per week.
Topic Classification
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Geographical coverage | ILO |
| Sex | ILO |
| Age | ILO |
| Education (ISCED 11) | ILO |
| Education (Aggregate levels) | ILO |
| Education (Attendance) | ILO |
| Place of birth | ILO |
| Household relationship (Details) | ILO |
| Household relationship (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Marital status (Details) | ILO |
| Marital status (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Disability status (Details) | ILO |
| Disability status (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Working age population | ILO |
| Labour Force Status | ILO |
| Youth not in education, employment or training | ILO |
| Labour market attachment (Degree of) | ILO |
| Multiple job holders | ILO |
| Status in employment (ICSE-93) | ILO |
| Status in employment (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Broad sector) | ILO |
| Economic activity (Agriculture, Non-agriculture) | ILO |
| Occupation (ISCO-08) | ILO |
| Occupation (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Occupation (Skill level) | ILO |
| Care employment categories | ILO |
| Institutional sector (private/public) of economic activities | ILO |
| Weekly hours actually worked in main job | ILO |
| Job (Working time arrangement) | ILO |
| Job (Type of contract) | ILO |
| Length of contract (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Social Security Contribution | ILO |
| Paid leave | ILO |
| Sick leave | ILO |
| Bookkeeping | ILO |
| Place of work | ILO |
| Size of the establishment (Details) | ILO |
| Size of the establishment (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Informal / Formal Economy (Unit of production) | ILO |
| Informal / Formal Economy (Nature of job) | ILO |
| Monthly earnings of employees in main job | ILO |
| Low hourly pay of employees - Experimental | ILO |
| Low monthly pay of employees - Experimental | ILO |
| Monthly labour related income of self-employed in main job | ILO |
| Low hourly pay of self-employed - Experimental | ILO |
| Low monthly pay of self-employed - Experimental | ILO |
| Multiple job holders (Looking for another job) | ILO |
| Willing to work additional hours | ILO |
| Available to work additional hours | ILO |
| Time-related underemployed | ILO |
| Cases of non-fatal occupational injury | ILO |
| Category of unemployment | ILO |
| Duration of unemployment (Details) | ILO |
| Duration of unemployment (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Stages of transition | ILO |
| Forms of transition | ILO |
| Hazardous work of children | ILO |
| Child labour | ILO |
| Children in domestic work | ILO |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Sample size:
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 |
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly: average based on 3 monthly data points
Metadata production
Document ID
PAK_2021_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | ILO | International Labour Organisation | Producer of DDI (via API) |
Date of Production
2024-09-09
Document version
1.0