2024 Labour Force Survey
Thirteenth Edition
Zambia, 2024
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ZMB-ZSA-LFS-2024-V1.0
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Zambia Statistics Agency
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- ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
What is the main reason why (NAME) did not try to find a paid job or start a business in the last 30 days? (G3)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
Overview
Valid:
17800
Invalid:
31223
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAITING FOR RESULTS OF A PREVIOUS SEARCH | 111 |
0.6%
|
| 2 | AWAITING RECALL FROM A PREVIOUS JOB | 73 |
0.4%
|
| 3 | WAITING FOR THE SEASON TO START | 740 |
4.2%
|
| 4 | TIRED OF LOOKING FOR JOBS, NO JOBS IN AREA | 2078 |
11.7%
|
| 5 | NO JOBS MATCHING SKILLS, LACKS EXPERIENCE | 190 |
1.1%
|
| 6 | CONSIDERED TOO YOUNG/OLD BY EMPLOYERS | 512 |
2.9%
|
| 7 | IN SCHOOL,STUDIES, TRAINING | 4616 |
25.9%
|
| 8 | FAMILY / HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES | 3305 |
18.6%
|
| 9 | IN AGRICULTURE / FISHING FOR FAMILY USE | 4916 |
27.6%
|
| 10 | DISABILITY, INJURY, ILLNESS | 542 |
3%
|
| 11 | OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME | 125 |
0.7%
|
| 12 | TOO YOUNG TO WORK | 143 |
0.8%
|
| 13 | Lock down due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Quarantine due to Covid 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 15 | Insecurity due to Covid 19 | 238 |
1.3%
|
| 16 | OTHER SPECIFY | 211 |
1.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 31223 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.