1. IPA 2010 Project on Human Resources Development in Albania
Project funded by European Union
Project implemented by International Labour Organisation
IPA 2010 Project on Human Resources Development in Albania
Introduction of the new ILO Labour Statistics Standards: Implications for the new Employment and Skills Strategy
Farhad Mehran, ILO Consultant
&
Pranvera Elezi, INSTAT
Tirana, 7 February 2014

2. Contents International standards on labour statistics
Work, employment and labour underutilization
Reprocessed LFS results, 2012
Subsistence foodstuff producers
Seasonal variations
Employment and skills strategy targets
Improving INSTAT labour force survey programme

3. International standards concerning labour statistics
ICLS
Year
Topic
19th ICLS
2013
Statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization …
13th ICLS
1982
Statistics of the economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment
8th ICLS
1954
Statistics of the labour force, employment and unemployment
1st ICLS
1923
Statistics of wages and hours of labour, Statistics of industrial accidents, Classification of occupations
International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS)

4. Work
Activities not involving production of goods or services (begging, stealing), self-care (personal grooming, hygiene) and activities that cannot be performed by another person on one’s own behalf (sleeping, learning, own recreation)
Any activity performed by persons of any sex and age to produce goods or to provide services for use by others or for own use
All activities
Work
Own-use production work
Employment
Unpaid trainee work
Volunteer work
Other work
Other activities
Production of goods and services for own final use
Work performed for others in exchange for pay or profit
Work performed for others without pay to acquire workplace experience or skills
Non-compulsory work performed for others without pay
Not defined, e.g., unpaid community service and unpaid work by prisoners, when ordered by a court or similar authority
ILO, Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Geneva, 19th ICLS, 2013).

5. Labour force and labour underutilization framework
Population
Labour force
Employed
Other employed
Time-related underemployed
Unemployed
Outside the labour force
Potential labour force
Other outside the labour force
Labour underutilization

6. Subsistence foodstuff producers
Albania LFS 2012 (2012 Q2 – 2013 Q1) Working age population (Pop 15+) = 2’228’500
Work force
= 1’264’900
Labour force
= 997’100
Subsistence foodstuff producers
= 309’600
Subsistence foodstuff producers in the labour force = 41’800

7. Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1
Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1. Reprocessed data according to the international standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 2013.

8. Labour force status of the working age population, Albania LFS 2012
Reprocessed
2012 Q2 –2013 Q11
INSTAT 20122
Working age population (15+ yrs)
2’228’500
2’229’700
Labour force
997’100
1’290’600
-Employed
779’800
1’117’100
(time-related underemployed)
(47’900) -
-Unemployed
217’300
173’400
Outside thelabour force
1’231’400
939’100
(potential labour force)
(325’100)
Source:1INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1. Reprocessed data according to the international standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 2013.
2INSTAT, Labour Market

9. Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1
Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1. Reprocessed data according to the international standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 2013.
LU1 = Unemployment rate
LU2 = Combined rate of unemployment and time-related underemployment
LU3 = Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force
LU4 = Composite rate of labour underutilization

10. Regional comparison Data may not be comparable due to differences in survey definitions and methods
Country
Year
LFPR
Emp-Pop UR
Albania
2012
44.7%
35.0%
21.8%
Kosovo
36.9%
25.5%
30.9%
Macedonia
55.2%
38.1%
31.0%
Montenegro
2010
50.1%
40.2%
19.7%
Serbia
46.7%
35.5%
23.9%
Source: National labour force surveys. For Albania, INSTAT reprocessed LFS data, annual average 2012 Q2 – 2013 Q1. For Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro data derived from ILOSTAT
For Serbia, Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, LFS 2012.

11. Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1
Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1. Reprocessed data according to the international standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 2013.
LU1 = Unemployment rate
LU2 = Combined rate of unemployment and time-related underemployment
LU3 = Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force
LU4 = Composite rate of labour underutilization

12. Rotation sample design
Start of regular pattern
Year 1
Year 2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 x
2011
2012 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
315
126
Overlap
Quarter-to-Quarter 80%
Year-to-Year 50%
Quarter-same-Quarter 20%
PSU
Household

13. Employment and Skills Strategy Targets 2012 Baseline Target
Employment-to-population ratio
LFS
35.0%
xxx
Informal employment (in non-agriculture employment)
39.6%
30%
Work force by main economic sectors
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Other not classified by sector
100.0%
48.2%
16.0%
33.0%
2.7%
Long-term unemployment share
75.1%
60%
Youth unemployment rate (15-24 yrs)
40.3%
20.5%
Gender gap in employment
16.4 p.p.
10 p.p.
Employment-population ratio(Vocational training grads)
54.7%
Employment rate(Vocational training graduates)
15.7%
Persons (25-64 yrs) participating in lifelong training
1.1% 4%
Labour force participation rate
44.7% -
Youth neither in employment nor education or training
31.3%
Source: INSTAT, Labour force surveys 2012 Q2 to 2013 Q1. Reprocessed data according to the international standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 2013.

14. Improving INSTAT labour force survey programme
Questionnaire redesign
Adoption of a modular approach
Sample size and sample allocation
Quality reporting
Sampling errors
Non-sampling errors
Use of panel data
Gross flow statistics
Measurement of job creation
Use of administrative sources
New registered jobseekers at NES (Monthly trend)
Small area statistics (Prefectures and districts)
Retrospective adjustment of time series
Communication of results

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Project implemented by International Labour Organisation
IPA 2010 Project on Human Resources Development in Albania
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