2024 Labour Force Survey
Thirteenth Edition
Zambia, 2024
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-LFS-2024-V1.0
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Zambia Statistics Agency
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Jan 16, 2026
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- ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
What is the main reason why (NAME) is not available to start working in the next two weeks? (G5)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
Overview
Valid:
12545
Invalid:
36478
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 12
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWAITING RECALL FROM A PREVIOUS JOB | 45 |
0.4%
|
| 2 | WAITING FOR THE SEASON TO START | 495 |
3.9%
|
| 3 | IN SCHOOL / STUDIES, TRAINING | 4572 |
36.4%
|
| 4 | FAMILY / HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES | 2459 |
19.6%
|
| 5 | IN AGRICULTURE / FISHING FOR FAMILY USE | 3355 |
26.7%
|
| 6 | RETIRED, PENSIONER | 157 |
1.3%
|
| 7 | DISABILITY, INJURY, ILLNESS | 521 |
4.2%
|
| 8 | TOO OLD OR YOUNG TO WORK | 733 |
5.8%
|
| 9 | LOCK DOWN DUE TO COVID 19 | 1 |
0%
|
| 10 | QUARANTINE DUE TO COVID 19 | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | INSECURITY DUE TO COVID 19 | 66 |
0.5%
|
| 12 | OTHER SPECIFY | 141 |
1.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 36478 |
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.