Labour Statistics
Labour statistics presented in this chapter were obtained from the National Statistical
Office and Department of Labour protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour.
Labour force statistics have been compiled by the National Statistical Office since 1963
and it had adapted and changed the concepts and definitions using in the Labour Force Survey
many times as follows:
1971-1983 had been undertaken 2 rounds a year, during January - March, and
July - September,
1984-1997 had been undertaken 3 rounds a year in February, May and August,
1998-2000 had been undertaken 4 rounds a year:
The first round enumeration is held in February coinciding which the non-agricultural
season,
The second round is normally held in May in which new labor force come from
students who just finish their schooling,
The third round is held in September during the agricultural season,
The fourth round is held in November during the harvest on agricultural season,
In
2001
, the Survey was conducted monthly, and the survey data of three months were
combined to present the quarterly data,
Quarter
1
: January - March
Quarter
2
: April - June
Quarter
3
: July - September
Quarter
4
: October – December
