CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

 

                    

In a defined time period (reference period) population above the certain age are composed of three basic groups in terms of labour force; employed, unemployed and not in labour force. Labour force is made up of employed and unemployed persons. These are summarised as follows;

 

         WORKING AGE POPULATION = LABOUR FORCE + NOT IN LABOUR FORCE

 

         LABOUR FORCE = EMPLOYED + UNEMPLOYED

 

HOUSEHOLD: One person or group of persons with or without a family relationship who live in the same house or in the same part of the house, who share their meals, earnings and expenditures and who take part in the management of the household and who render services to the household.

 

NON-INSTITUTIONAL CIVILIAN POPULATION: Comprises all the population excluding aliens, the residents of schools, dormitories, kindergartens, rest homes for elderly persons, special hospitals, military barracks and recreation quarters for officers.

 

NON-INSTITUTIONAL WORKING AGE POPULATION: Indicates the population 15 years of age and over within the non-institutional civilian population.

 

LABOUR FORCE: Comprises all employed persons and all unemployed persons defined in below.

 

LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE: Indicates the ratio of the labour force to the population 15 years of age and over.

 

EMPLOYED: Comprises all the persons 15 years of age and over and included in the "Persons at work" and "not at work" described below.

 

Persons at work: :Persons economically active during the reference period for at least one hour as a regular employee, casual employee, employer, self employed or unpaid family worker.

 

Persons not at work: : Persons with a job who did not work during the reference period for various reasons but have a job attachment.

 

The members of producer cooperatives and unpaid apprentices in training are considered to be employed.

 

EMPLOYMENT RATE: Indicates the ratio of employed persons to the population 15 years of age and over.

 

INFORMAL SECTOR: Informal sector is defined as all non-agricultural economic units which are unincorporated (establishments whose legal position is individual ownership or simple partnership), paying lump sum tax, or no tax at all and working with 1-9 engaged persons.

 

UNEMPLOYED: The unemployed comprises all persons 15 years of age and over who were not employed (neither worked for profit, payment in kind or family gain at any job even for one hour, who have no job attachment) during the reference period who have used at least one channels for seeking a job during the last three months and were available to start work within 15 days.

 

Persons who have already found a job or established his/her own job but were waiting to complete necessary documents to start work and who were available to start work within 15 days were also considered to be unemployed.

 

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: Indicates the ratio of unemployed persons to the labour force.

 

UNDEREMPLOYMENT: Underemployment is measured in two distinct groups in the survey.

 

a)      ) Visible Underemployment: Persons who work less than 40 hours because of economic reasons during the reference period and are able to work more at their present job or are capable of doing a further job.

                                                          

              Economic reasons:

                i) Slack work for technical or economic reasons,

                ii) There was no work,

              iii) Could not find full-time job,

              iv) The job has just started or has come to an end during the last week.

 

b) Other: Persons who are not in the above group and want to change his/her present job or are seeking a further job because of an insufficient income or because of not working in his/her usual occupation.

 

UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE: Indicates the ratio of underemployed persons to the labour force.

 

PERSONS NOT IN LABOUR FORCE:  Includes persons who are neither unemployed nor employed and 15 years of age and over. The persons not in labour force consist of the following sub-groups;

 

1. Sought a job, but not using the channel in the last three months: These are the persons sought a job and available to start working within the fifteen days but who did not use any channel for seeking a job within the last three months.

 

2. Available to start a job but not actively seeking:

 

Discouraged workers: : Discouraged workers: These are the persons who are available to start a job but are not seeking a job because of not knowing where to search, or who believe no job is available for him/her in the region.

 

Other: : These are the persons who are not seeking a job for reasons such as being seasonal workers, housewives, students, property income earners, retired, or disabled.

 

3. Seasonal workers: Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of being seasonal workers.

 

4. Housewives: Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of household duties.

 

5. Student:  Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of attending school or engagement in studies.

 

6. Retired persons: Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of being retired.

 

 

7. Having Property Income: Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of having property income.

 

8. Disabled , old or ill: Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of being disabled ill or elderly.

 

9. Other: Persons not seeking a job or who are not available for work because of family or personal reasons or other reasons.

         

 

       

URBAN AREAS :   Settlements with a population of 20 001 and over are defined as urban.

 

RURAL AREAS :Settlements with a population of 20 000 or less are defined as rural.

 

REFERENCE PERIOD : The seven days preceeding the application day of the survey was used as the reference period.