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Labour Force Historical Review

Labour Force Historical Review. Sandra Keys, University of Waterloo DLI OntarioTraining University of Guelph, Guelph, ON April 12, 2006. Labour Force Historical Review. Photo courtesy of Christy Branston. What is it?. Derived from the Labour Force Survey estimates Aggregated

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Labour Force Historical Review

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  1. Labour Force Historical Review Sandra Keys, University of Waterloo DLI OntarioTraining University of Guelph, Guelph, ON April 12, 2006

  2. Labour Force Historical Review Photo courtesy of Christy Branston Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  3. What is it? • Derived from the Labour Force Survey estimates • Aggregated • Over 100 tables in B20/20 format • Thousands of cross-classified data series • Covers topics such as • Employment and unemployment • Education • Family characteristics • Industry and occupation data • Wages Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  4. What is it? • Data available from 1976-2005, with current issue, on monthly and annual bases, as well as some seasonally adjusted monthly and 3-month moving average • For older data, consult Historical Statistics of Canada or previous LFS publications • Geographic coverage: national and provincial, with some sub-provincial (Economic Regions and CMAs) for labour force status Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  5. Why should I use it? • Easily spot patterns or trends of the labour market in one file • Changes taken into account across all years • e.g., in 2005 edition, • Adjusted to 2001 Census population counts • Reclassified to the 2002 NAICS and 2001 NOC-S • CMA boundaries based on 2001 Census boundaries • And…it’s easy to use! Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  6. When shouldn’t I use it? • What you see is what you get • Want to do your own analysis? • The cross-tab you need isn’t there? • Need more granularity? So, • Head back to the LFS PUMF • Data aren’t aggregated Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  7. How do I know what I need to know? • That’s right! Read the documentation!! Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  8. How do I know what I need to know? • Definitions • What do they really mean by…? • Changes are documented in section 3 of the Guide (Dictionary of Concepts and Defintions) • Methodology • Population coverage • Approximately 2% of the population is not covered • Residents of the territories, those living on Indian Reserves, full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces, inmates of institutions • Sample design and size • Provinces  regions within provinces  strata  clusters • Variation in number of households sampled • Sample rotation • Every 6 months 1/6th of the households are out and new ones in Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  9. How do I know what I need to know? • Data Collection • Household change within the 6-month period • Weighting to account for non-responding households • Data Processing • Response data are subjected to edit and imputation processes • When errors or omissions detected, replaced by imputation or logically consistent values • If a value is suspicious but reasonable, it will find its way in • Coding of industry and occupation based on respondent’s job description • Creation of derived variables • Weighting • Seasonal adjustment Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  10. How do I know what I need to know? • Data Quality • Sampling errors • Coefficient of variation (CV) – tables are given or can be calculated with the included CV Calculator • Release criteria • Suppression of estimates falling under a specified level • Changes and Adjustments • Major redesign of the content in 1976 and 1997 • Minor changes in 2005 (as noted above) Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  11. How do I use it? Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  12. How do I use it? TDR Web-retrieval Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  13. How do I use it? CD-ROM Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  14. How do I use it? • Click on the Table Browser icon • “fill in the blanks” Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  15. How do I use it? Categories and Associated Files Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  16. How do I use it? Changing the category, changes the files Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  17. How do I use it? Full title Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  18. How do I use it? Search for information Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  19. How do I use it? Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  20. How do I use it? Retrieve the file Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  21. How do I use it? Cowabunga! There it is! Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  22. Hélène’s neat stat… • Find the preferred method of looking for work! Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  23. Questions?? Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  24. Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  25. CV Calculator • Click on the CV Calulator icon • “fill in the blanks” Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  26. CV Calculator Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  27. CV Calculator Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  28. CV Calculator Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  29. CV Calculator Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  30. CV Calculator Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  31. CV Calculator Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

  32. Questions?? Labour Force Historical Review - DLI Ontario Training, April 2006

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