National Labour Force Survey 2021
Ethiopia, 2021
Reference ID
ETH_2021_NLFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producer(s)
Ethiopian Statistics Service
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Identification
Survey ID Number
ETH_2021_NLFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Title
National Labour Force Survey 2021
Abbreviation or Acronym
NLFS 2021
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | ETH |
Series Information
Yearly
Kind of Data
survey
Unit of Analysis
households/individuals
Version
Version number
1.0
Scope
Topic Classification
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Geographical coverage | ILO |
| Sex | ILO |
| Age (5-year age bands) | ILO |
| Age (10-year age bands) | ILO |
| Age (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Age (Youth and adults) | ILO |
| Education levels (ISCED 11) | ILO |
| Education levels (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Education (Attendance) | ILO |
| Place of birth | ILO |
| Marital status (Details) | ILO |
| Marital status (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Disability status (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Working age population | ILO |
| Labour Force Status | ILO |
| Youth not in education, employment or training | 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 |
| isco08 AI gradients (exerimental) | 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 (Type of contract) | ILO |
| Unit of production (informal / formal / household sector) | ILO |
| Monthly earnings of employees in main job | ILO |
| Low hourly pay of employees - Experimental | ILO |
| Duration of unemployment (Details) | ILO |
| Duration of unemployment (Aggregate) | ILO |
| Category of unemployment | ILO |
| Discouraged job-seekers | ILO |
| Reasons for being outside the labour force are care-related | ILO |
| Labour market attachment (Degree of) | ILO |
| Potential labour force (dlma 1,2) | ILO |
| Nature of job (informal / formal ) | ILO |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name |
|---|
| Ethiopian Statistics Service |
Sampling
Sampling Procedure
Sample size:
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2021 |
Frequency of Data Collection
Yearly
Metadata production
Document ID
ETH_2021_NLFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Statistics | ILO | International Labour Organisation | Producer of DDI (via API) |
Date of Production
2026-05-29
Document version
1.0