Analysis of Labour Statistics with Analysis of Labour Statistics with Gender Perspective Gender Perspective TURIN, 9-12 Dec.2008TURIN, 9-12 Dec.2008

AHMAD HUSSEINAHMAD HUSSEIN

CONSULTANTCONSULTANT

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BASED ON DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY MEHRAN AND MATABASED ON DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY MEHRAN AND MATA

Labour market analysisLabour market analysisThree basic indicatorsThree 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 indicatorsAdditional indicators::

Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates Ratio of youth to adult unemployment rates (Women & Men) (Women & Men) Ratio of men to women unemployment ratesRatio of men to women unemployment rates Employment-population ratiosEmployment-population ratios School-to-work transitionsSchool-to-work transitions

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Labour force participation rate (LFPR)Labour force participation rate (LFPR)

= =

100 * 100 * Employed plus unemployedEmployed plus unemployed

Total populationTotal population

Calculated for population aged 15 years or Calculated for population aged 15 years or more and for specific age/sex groupsmore and for specific age/sex groups

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Unemployment rate Unemployment rate ==

100* 100* Number of unemployedNumber of unemployedLabour forceLabour force

Labour force = Number of employed + Number of unemployed

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Employment growth Employment growth ==

100* (100* (Change in number of employedChange in number of employed between period t-1 and period tbetween period t-1 and period t))Number employed in period t-1Number employed in period t-1

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Ratio of youth to adult Ratio of youth to adult unemployment ratesunemployment rates

==

Similar for Ratio of men to women unemployment ratesSimilar for Ratio of men to women unemployment rates

1: 1: Youth unemployed rate Youth unemployed rate Adult unemployment rateAdult unemployment rate

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Employment-population ratioEmployment-population ratio==

Calculated for total population, for population of working age, Calculated for total population, for population of working age, or for age/sex groups. or for age/sex groups.

100 * 100 * Number of employed Number of employed Number in populationNumber in population

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School-to-work transitionSchool-to-work transition==

100 * Number of former students100 * Number of former studentst-1t-1 now in labour force now in labour forcett

Number of former studentsNumber of former studentst-1t-1

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Report of resultsReport of results See examples

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o Methodological description (including copy of questionnaire)

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A standard labour market profileA standard labour market profileFictive data: Wolf Scott, UNDP consultantFictive data: Wolf Scott, UNDP consultant

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Jordan Employment and Unemployment SurveyJordan Employment and Unemployment SurveyDecember 1999December 1999

(Raw data based on 2,000 sample households)(Raw data based on 2,000 sample households)

Workshop on labour force surveys, Amman, August 2004Workshop on labour force surveys, Amman, August 2004 1212

Jordan (Dec 1999)Jordan (Dec 1999)

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