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Labour Force Survey 2022

Jamaica, 2022
Reference ID
JAM_2022_LFS_v01_M_ILO_VAR
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
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Labour force surveys
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May 05, 2025
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Data file: JAM_LFS_2022_FULL

Cases: 49561
Variables: 218
Producer: Rapi

Variables

id
Identifiction number
relat
RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
sex
sex
age
age
marital_stat
MARITAL_STATUS
union_stat
UNION_STATUS
q17
RECEIVED_ANY_TRAINING
q18
Type of training
q19
Recieve any training from HEART/NTA?
q110
Receive special training for a job?
q112
In what year were you trained?
q113
How many years of Primary/Elementary Education
q114
Primary level (1-6) Grade attained?
q115
How many years of Secondary Education
q116
Secondary level (7-13) Grade attained
q117
What is the highest (academic) examination
q118
Currently enrolled in/attending and academic programme/school
q21
DID_YOU_WORK
q21a
WHAT_WERE_YOU_DOING
q21b
Do anything like farming, buying & selling, odd jobs or hustling
q22
Do any form of work for others
q23
Have a job or business from which you/he/she were/ was temporarily absent
q24
Did you wish to work at anytime during the six months ending
q25
What would prevent you from taking a job if one were available during week
q31
Temporarily absent from work or business
q31b
Expect to return to that same job/business within 3 MONTHS?
q31c
Continue to receive an income, including partial or deferred during the absence
q32
Work regularly at least 5 days (every two weeks) in your/his /her present job?
q33
How many hours do you usually work per week?
q34
Usually work 34 hours or less per week?
q35
HOURS WORKED_WEEK
q36
Why did you work 34 hours or less during week
q36_1
Work additional hours during the week
q36_2
Is this because of COVID-19?
q36a
Did you seek a new job or additional work during the week.
q36b
When was the last time, up to and including survey week
q37
How many income-earning activities did you carry out during reference week
q310
How many months did you work during the 12 months period ending
q310a
Is this because of COVID-19?
q311
How long have you been working in your/his/her current job?
q312
Over the past 5 years, have you ever worked in any other job
q315m
Month
q315y
Year
q316
Why did you change job
q323
What is your employment status in your/his/her present or main job?
q323a
Where do you mainly carry out this work?
q323b
Was this work in farming, rearing animals, fishing and/or fish farming?
q324
How many persons including yourself are working in the business or at the work
q325a
From Employment (all jobs)
q325ap
Pay Period
q325b
From other sources
q325bp
Pay Period
q325_1
Since MARCH 2020, has your income from employment changed
q41
How long has you been available to accept a job or start a business?
q42
What is the most recent effort you made to get a job or start a business?
q43
When was the last time, up to and including survey week, that you
q44
Why did you not look for six months or more?
q45
Have you/has ever worked?
q46m
Month
q46y
Year
q47
How long did that job last?
q48
Was the job a regular one (for at least 5 days every two weeks)?
q49
Why did you stop working?
q49a
Was this because of COVID-19?
q410
How many hours did you work per week in your job
q410a
Number of hours
q411
How many hours would you like to work in your/his her next job
q411a
Number of hours?
q414
SOURCE_OF_SUPPORT
q414b
Select the SOURCE of support that you recieve
q415
How many months did you work during the 12 months
q424
What was your employment status in your/his/her last job?
q424a
Where do you mainly carry out this work?
q425a
From Employment
q425ap
Pay Period
q425b
Other sources
q425bp
[Q4.25bii] Pay Period
q425_1
Since MARCH 2020, has your income from employment changed?
q51
Were you involved in any income-earning activities during week
q51a
How many hours did you work during reference week
q52
Have you/has ever worked, either for others or in your/his own business?
q54m
Month:
q54y
Year:
q55
Why did you stop working?
q55a
Was this because of COVID-19?
q56
Availabe for work for others in your/him/her own business in the next 12 months
q57
[Q5.7] For how many hours per week would you/( %rostertitle% ) want to work?
q510
[Q5.10i] What is your/( %rostertitle%'s ) present means of support?
q510b
[Q5.10ii] Please select the SOURCE
q510_1
[Q5.10a] Since March 2020, how has the support changed?
q517
What was your employment status in your/his/her last job?
q517a
WHERE _MAINLY_CARRYOUT_WORK
q518a
Gross average income From Employment
q518ap
Gross average income Pay Period
q518b
Gross average income From Other Sources
q518bp
Gross average income Pay Period
q61
Employed on the basis of a contract or agreement
q62
Contract or agreement of a limited duration?
q63
Duration of contract or agreement?
q64
How long current employment been based on a fixed term contract?
q65
Employer deduct contributions for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS)?
q66
Entitled to employment related insurance benefits from the National Insurance
q67a
Benefit from paid annual leave?
q67b
Benefit from compensation for unused leave?
q68
Benefit from paid sick leave in case of illness?
q69
Wished to have a baby would you/she benefit from maternity leave with pay?
q610
What is the type of ownership at the place where you work
q611a
Registered with Inland Revenue
q611b
Business registration at the Companies Office of Jamaica
q611c
National Insurance Scheme (NIS)?
q611d
Other forms of business Registration
q612
What kind of accounts or records does the (BUSINESS/FARM) keep?
rfact
RAISING FACTOR
urcode
urcode
year
year
quarter
quarter
empstatus
empstatus
q39m_industry
Industry Group
q39s_industry
Industry Group
q314_industry
Industry Group
q413_industry
Industry Group
q417_industry
Industry Group
q51c_industry
Industry Group
q53_industry
Industry Group
q59_industry
Industry Group
q38m_occupation
Occupation Group
q38s_occupation
Occupation Group
q313_occupation
Occupation Group
q412_occupation
Occupation Group
q416_occupation
Occupation Group
q51b_occupation
Occupation Group
q52a_occupation
Occupation Group
q58_occupation
Occupation Group
q111_occupation
Occupation Group
strata
Strata
cluster
Cluster
ilo_key
Key unique identifier per individual
ilo_hh
Key unique identifier per household
ilo_hhsize
Number of household members
ilo_wgt
Sample weight
ilo_time
Time (Gregorian Calendar)
ilo_geo
Geographical coverage
ilo_sex
Sex
ilo_age
Age
ilo_age_5yrbands
Age (5-year age bands)
ilo_age_10yrbands
Age (10-year age bands)
ilo_age_aggregate
Age (Aggregate)
ilo_age_ythadult
Age (Youth and adults)
ilo_edu_isced97
Level of education (ISCED 97)
ilo_edu_aggregate
Level of education (Aggregate levels)
ilo_edu_voc
Vocational Education
ilo_edu_attendance
Education (Attendance)
ilo_swt_form
Forms of school-to-work transition
ilo_swt_stage
Stages of school-to-work transition
ilo_relationship_details
Relationship to the reference person
ilo_relationship_aggregate
Relationship to the reference person (Aggregate levels)
ilo_mrts_details
Marital status
ilo_mrts_aggregate
Marital status (Aggregate levels)
ilo_wap
Working-age population
ilo_lfs_emp
Employment
ilo_lfs_notemp_activ
Looking to work
ilo_lfs_notemp_avail
Available to work
ilo_lfs_notemp_futur
Future starters
ilo_lfs_notemp_will
Willing to work
ilo_lfs
Labour Force Status
ilo_neet
Youth not in education, employment or training
ilo_olf_dlma
Labour market attachment (Degree of)
ilo_olf_plf
Potential labour force
ilo_olf_extended
Extended labour force
ilo_mjh
Multiple job holders
ilo_job1_ste_icse93
Status in employment (ICSE 93) - main job
ilo_job1_ste_aggregate
Status in employment (Aggregate) - Main job
ilo_job1_eco_isic4
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4) - main job
ilo_job1_eco_aggregate
Economic activity (Aggregate) - main job
ilo_job1_eco_sector
Economic activity (Sector) - main job
ilo_job1_eco_agnag
Economic activity (Agriculture, Non-agriculture) - main job
ilo_job2_eco_isic4
Economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4) - second job
ilo_job2_eco_aggregate
Economic activity (Aggregate) - second job
ilo_job2_eco_sector
Economic activity (Sector) - second job
ilo_job2_eco_agnag
Economic activity (Agriculture, Non-agriculture) - second job
ilo_job1_ocu_isco08
Occupation (ISCO-08) - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_aggregate
Occupation (Aggregate) - main job
ilo_job1_ocu_skill
Occupation (Skill level) - main job
ilo_job2_ocu_isco08
Occupation (ISCO-08) - second job
ilo_job2_ocu_aggregate
Occupation (Aggregate) - second job
ilo_job2_ocu_skill
Occupation (Skill level) - second job
ilo_job1_ins_sector
Institutional sector (private/public) of economic activities - main job
ilo_job1_how_usual
Weekly hours usually worked - main job
ilo_job1_how_usual_bands
Weekly hours usually worked bands - main job
ilo_job1_how_actual
Weekly hours actually worked - main job
ilo_job1_how_actual_bands
Weekly hours actually worked bands - main job
ilo_job1_job_time
Job (Working time arrangement)
ilo_job1_job_contract
Job (Type of contract)
ilo_job1_job_tempdur_details
Total length detailed of contract of limited duration
ilo_job1_job_tempdur_aggregate
Total length aggregated of contract of limited duration
ilo_job1_socsec
Entitlement to social security
ilo_job1_paidleave
Entitlement to paid leave
ilo_job1_sickleave
Entitlement to sick leave
ilo_job1_parleave
Entitlement to parental leave
ilo_job1_bkp
Bookkeeping
ilo_job1_rgt
Registration
ilo_job1_pow
Place of work
ilo_job1_size_aggregate
Size of the establishment (Aggregated)
ilo_job1_ife_prod
Informal / Formal Economy (Unit of production)
ilo_job1_ife_nature
Informal / Formal Economy (Nature of job)
ilo_joball_lookoj
Looking for another job
ilo_cat_une
Category of unemployment
ilo_dur_details
Duration of unemployment (Details)
ilo_dur_aggregate
Duration of unemployment (Aggregate)
ilo_preveco_isic4
Previous economic activity (ISIC Rev. 4)
ilo_preveco_aggregate
Previous economic activity (Aggregate)
ilo_preveco_sector
Previous economic activity (Broad sector)
ilo_prevocu_isco08
Previous occupation (ISCO-08)
ilo_prevocu_aggregate
Previous occupation (Aggregate)
ilo_prevocu_skill
Previous occupation (Skill level)
ilo_dis
Discouraged job-seekers
country
time
Total: 218
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