Highlights on the Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS), 2006

1. Highlights on the Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS), 2006 Outline Background information Objectives • Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)

2. Background information • The 2006 ILFS was the fourth survey of its kind to be conducted by the Tanzanian government in collaboration with development partners and other stakeholders • The ILFS was implemented on behalf of the government by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Youth Development • This survey was funded by by the government of Tanzania through Ministry of Planning, Economy and Empowerment (MPEE),Poverty Eradication Division in collaboration with development partners

3. General Objective • The 2006 ILFS was conducted so as to meet the monitoring data needs of cluster one of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP) or MKUKUTA in respect of growth and reduction of income poverty

4. Specific Objectives • Specifically the survey was to provide up-to-date data needed by the government and other stakeholders on human economic activities, and particularly those related to:- the informal sector and its magnitude, unemployment, underemployment, • child labour and time use.

5. Something wrong with my labour market? Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), 2001 to 2006

6. KILM, 2006 - Questions • What types of economic activities are people engaged in? • What is the size and composition of the labour force? • How many people are without work and are available for work? • What types of inequalities exists In terms of :- • employment by sex? • earnings? • education? • Are earnings keeping pace with cost of living? • How are youth and women faring in the labour market? • How many hours do people work and how much do they earn • for this work?

7. Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS), 2006 Key Indicators of the Labour Market

8. KILM 1: Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) • The LFPR measures the proportion of the country’s • working age population that engages actively in economic • activity, either by working (employed) or not working but • available for work (unemployed) • An indication of the relative size of the supply of labour • available for production of goods and services in the • country

9. KILM 1: Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) Uses: • Development of human resources and in making projections of the future supply of labour -Training needs -Expected working labour force • To understand the labour market behaviour of different categories of the population -Youth -Women

10. KILM 1: Trend of LFPR for pop. 15+ from 2000/01 to 2006 by sex LFPR for males has slightly increased Overall LFPR increased by 1.3% points for the past 5 years LFPR for females has increased by 1.9% points

11. KILM 1: Trend of LFPR for pop. 15+ from 2000/01 to 2006 by Area LFPR in rural areas slightly decreased Larger increase of LFPR is noted in urban areas

12. KILM 2: Employment to population ratio • Is the proportion of an economy’s working age population • that is employed • A person, of a specified age, is considered employed if • during a specified brief period of one week was in:- • Paid employment (employees) or • Self – employment (employers, own – account • workers, contributing family workers) Use: • Provides information on the ability of an economy to create jobs

13. KILM 2: Employment to population ratio for pop.15+ by sex (national definition) There is slight increase for the past five years Higher increase is noted for female

14. KILM 2: Employment to population ratio for pop.15+ by area (national definition) Creation of jobs is declining in rural areas Creation of jobs is more noted in urban areas

15. KILM 3: Status in employment • Distinguishes between four categories of the total • employment, i.e. Wage and salaried workers (also known as paid employees) Self- employed workers (non agriculture) Contributing family workers (also known as unpaid family workers) and Agriculture Use: • shows the structures of employment amongst the four categories

16. KILM 3: Percentage of the total employed pop.15+ by status (national definition) Agricultural workers takes a larger share in the total employment Share of agricultural workers decreased for the past 5 years

17. KILM 4: Employment by sector • Divides employment into six broad groupings of economic • activities:- Central and local government Parastatal organization Agriculture Private informal sector Private other sector Household duties Use: • shows the structure of employment amongst sectors, which can also be used for measurement of progress towards MDG- Goals

18. KILM 4: Percentage of the total employment by sector 15+ (national definition), 2006 Public Sector is the least employer with only 3.0% of the total employed persons Private Sector Employs more than the Public Sector, with 18.7% of total employed persons Agricultural Sector employs more than 75% of the total employed persons

19. KILM 5: Hours of work • Gives an overall picture of the time that the • employed devote to work activities for both:- Usual hours Current hours

20. KILM 5: Average usual hours of work per week on main activity15+ (national definition), 2006 Contributing family members usually spend less than 40 hours on average working per week Those who work on their own farm usually spend about 40 hours on average working per week Paid employees and self-employed persons usually spend more than 40 hours on average working per week

21. KILM 5: Average current hours of work per week on main activity15+ (national definition), 2006 Farmers and Contributing family members spend less than 40 hours on average working per week Paid employees and self-employed persons spend more than 40 hours on average working per week

22. KILM 6: Employment in the Informal Sector • Gives the ratio between the number of persons employed • in the Informal Sector and the total number of employed • persons Use: • It shows the structure and distribution of employment between formal and informal economy

23. KILM 6: Percentage of the total employment 15+ in the informal economy by sex, (national definition) Males are more employed in the Informal Sector than females Share and number of persons employed in the Informal Sector has almost doubled

24. KILM 6: Percentage of the total employment 15+ in the Informal Sector by area, (national definition) Urban Informal Sector employs more people than in rural areas

25. KILM 7: Unemployment rates • Three definitions of employment and unemployment have • been used in Tanzania since the 2000/01 Integrated • Labour Force Survey in an attempt to reflect the real • labour market situations of the local labour market. International strict definition Relaxed International definition and Tanzania definition

26. KILM 7: Unemployment rates • Internationally, unemployment includes all persons who • during a specified references period (e.g. one week) were; without work i.e. were not in paid employment or self employment Currently available for work, Seeking work. • However, ILO allows relaxation of definition to exclude • seeking work criterion

27. KILM 7: Unemployment rates • Relaxed International definition includes all persons who • during a specified references period (e.g. one week) were; without work i.e. were not in paid employment or self employment Currently available for work (whether seeking for work or not) • But, in real sense both definitions do not suit developing • countries labour market situations since some persons are • marginally attached to their employment

28. KILM 7: Unemployment rates • Thus, National definition of unemployment includes all • persons who during a specified references period (e.g. one • week) were; without work i.e. were not in paid employment or self employment Currently available for work, Working but marginally attached to their employment Unemployment Rate:- • Unemployment rate is the proportion of unemployed persons to the labour force (Employed + Unemployed)

29. KILM 7: Unemployment rates Uses of unemployment rate indicator: • Provides the broadest indicator of the Labour market • situation in economies such as measurement of unutilized • labour supply and performance of the economy

30. KILM 7: Trend of Unemployment rates for pop. 15+ by sex, (national definition) Despite the decreasing trend of unemployment rate for females, the female rate is still higher than for males Total unemployment rate decreased

31. KILM 7: Trend of Unemployment rates for pop. 15+ by area, (national definition) Although urban unemployment rate has decreased but is still higher than in rural areas

32. KILM 7: Unemployment rates and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gap between Unemployment rate and the GDP decreases as the GDP increases.

33. KILM 8: Youth unemployment • Two definitions of youth have been used Persons in the age group 15-24 years have been used for comparison with other countries; and Persons in the age group(15-35 years) is in accordance with the national definition of youth

34. KILM 8: Trend of Youth (15-24yrs) unemployment rates (national definition) Despite the sharply decreasing trend of youth unemployment rate for females, the female youth rate is still higher than for youth males Youth unemployment rate decreased

35. KILM 8: Trend of Youth (15-35yrs) unemployment rates (national definition) Despite the decreasing trend of youth unemployment rate for females, the female youth unemployment rate is still higher than for youth males Youth unemployment rate decreased

36. KILM 9: Long term unemployment • Measures the duration of unemployment (one year or more), • that is, the length of time that an unemployed person has • been without work and looking for work

37. KILM 8: Percentage of the long –term unemployment to the total Unemployed person 15+ (National definition) There are more females in long term unemployment than males for the past five years Long term unemployment decreased for the past five years

38. KILM 10: Time – related under employment • Gives the number of employed persons who worked less • than normal working hours (40 hours) per week and • available for more work Uses:- • Reflects underutilization of the productive capacity of the employed population • It relates to an alternative employment situation in which persons are willing and available to engage

39. KILM 10: Percentage of the time related under-employed persons to the labour force 15+ (national definition) Males are more underemployed than females for the past five years There is slight increase of under-employed persons for the past five years

40. KILM 11: Inactivity rates • Refers to those who are not engaged in any productive • activity and are not available for work during the reference • period of the survey • Reasons for a person to be classified as not economically • active:- Such person may be occupied in caring for family members, may be retired, sick or disabled or attending school, and believe no jobs are available or may simply not want to work

41. KILM 11: Inactivity rates for pop.15+ years by sex Despite the decreasing trend of inactive rate for females, the inactive rate for female is still higher than for males The rate of inactive persons has slightly decreased for the past five years

42. KILM 11: Inactivity rates for pop.15+ years by area There is large decrease of inactivity rate in urban areas for the past five yeas, but the rate is still higher than in rural areas

43. KILM 12: Education attainment and illiteracy • Reflects the level and distribution of the knowledge and • skills base of the labour force i.e. human capital formation • which is essential for development in general

44. KILM 12: Percentage of illiterate person 15+ in the labour force by sex Illiterate for female in the labour force is decreasing but is higher than that of males Proportion of illiterate persons in the labour force has slightly decreased for the past five years

45. KILM 12: Percentage of illiterate person 15+ in the labour force by area There are more than twice Illiterate persons in the labour force in rural areas as compares to urban areas

46. KILM 13: Average direct wages and salaries in Tanzanian shillings • Wages and salaries are substantial form of income, • accruing to a high proportion of the economically active • population Use:- • Essential in evaluating the living standards and conditions of work and life of workers in the economy

47. KILM 13: Average direct wages and salaries of paid employees 15+ (‘000’) by sex On average, males earn more than females The average direct wages and salaries of paid employees has almost doubled for both male and females in the past five years

48. KILM 13: Average direct wages and salaries of paid employees 15+ (‘000’) by area On average, paid employees in urban areas earn twice as much as paid employees in rural areas

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