2024 Labour Force Survey
Thirteenth Edition
Zambia, 2024
Get Microdata
Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-LFS-2024-V1.0
Producer(s)
Zambia Statistics Agency
Metadata
Created on
Jan 16, 2026
Last modified
Feb 26, 2026
Page views
11536
Downloads
14605
- Data files
- ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
(zsa_reason_out_lf)
Data file: ZM_Annual_LFS_2024_Data_Anonymised_04122025
Overview
Valid:
48450
Invalid:
573
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Width:
8
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family/household responsibility | 2272 |
4.7%
|
| 2 | In school/training | 42 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Discouraged workers | 4589 |
9.5%
|
| 4 | Disability/Illness/Injury | 0 |
0%
|
| 5 | Covid_19-related restrictions | 422 |
0.9%
|
| 6 | In agricultute/fishing for family use | 3522 |
7.3%
|
| 7 | Income from other sources | 0 |
0%
|
| 8 | Other reasons | 579 |
1.2%
|
| 9 | Considered too young/old to work | 37024 |
76.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 573 |
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.