Analysis of Labour Statistics with Gender Perspective TURIN, 9-12 Dec.2008 AHMAD HUSSEIN CONSULTANT BASED ON DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY MEHRAN AND MATA

Labour market analysis Three basic indicators: Labour force participation rate (Women & Men) Labour force participation rate (Women & Men) Unemployment rate (Women & Men) Unemployment rate (Women & Men) Employment growth (Women & Men) Employment growth (Women & Men) Additional indicators: Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates (Women & Men) Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates (Women & Men) Ratio of men to women unemployment rates Ratio of men to women unemployment rates Employment-population ratios Employment-population ratios School-to-work transitions School-to-work transitions

3 Labour force participation rate (LFPR) = 100 * Employed plus unemployed Total population Total population Calculated for population aged 15 years or more and for specific age/sex groups

4 Unemployment rate = 100* Number of unemployed Labour force Labour force = Number of employed + Number of unemployed

5 Employment growth = 100* (Change in number of employed between period t-1 and period t ) Number employed in period t-1

6 Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates = Similar for Ratio of men to women unemployment rates 1: Youth unemployed rate Adult unemployment rate

7 Employment-population ratio = Calculated for total population, for population of working age, or for age/sex groups. 100 * Number of employed Number in population Number in population

8 School-to-work transition = 100 * Number of former students t-1 now in labour force t Number of former students t-1

9 Report of results  See examples  Show: oDetailed tables oAnalytical text, including graphs oMethodological description (including copy of questionnaire)

10 A standard labour market profile Fictive data: Wolf Scott, UNDP consultant

11 Jordan Employment and Unemployment Survey December 1999 (Raw data based on 2,000 sample households)

Workshop on labour force surveys, Amman, August Jordan (Dec 1999)

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