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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What is the main reason why (NAME) worked less hours last week/7days (E10)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
Overview
Valid:
3068
Invalid:
45955
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 17
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shift work, flexi time, nature of work | 2028 |
66.1%
|
| 2 | Vacation, holidays | 63 |
2.1%
|
| 3 | Sickness, illness, accident | 45 |
1.5%
|
| 4 | Education or training | 45 |
1.5%
|
| 5 | Other personal leave (care for family, civic duties, ?) | 94 |
3.1%
|
| 6 | Temporary layoff, reduction in clients, work break | 15 |
0.5%
|
| 7 | Bad weather, natural disaster | 27 |
0.9%
|
| 8 | Strike or labour dispute | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 9 | Seasonal work | 415 |
13.5%
|
| 10 | Mandatory Leave | 6 |
0.2%
|
| 11 | Suspension | 1 |
0%
|
| 12 | Lack of clients, capital or materials | 198 |
6.5%
|
| 13 | Lock down due to public health concerns e.g., Covid 19, Chol | 0 |
0%
|
| 14 | Quarantine due to public health concerns e.g., Covid 19, Cho | 1 |
0%
|
| 15 | Insecurity due to public health concerns e.g., Covid 19, Cho | 1 |
0%
|
| 17 | Other (specify)?. | 127 |
4.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 45955 |
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.