Overview
Abstract
The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) introduced the labour force survey (LFS) program to provide the Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA), the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN), the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), International Labour Organization (ILO), and other key stakeholders, with needed labour statistics.
Labour statistics play an essential role in the efforts of the country to achieve decent work for all. These statistics are needed to develop policies towards this goal and assess its progress. The government of Rwanda also needs updated information for monitoring progress on programs and policies as stipulated in the second National Strategy for Transformation (NST2), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as Vision 2050. To monitor progress towards these targets, relevant, reliable, coherent, timely and accessible labour statistics must be produced.
The ultimate goal of the Labour Force Survey is to provide data on the structure and trends of labour force, employment, and unemployment as well as other related labour market statistics for the implementation and evaluation of economic and social policies related to employment creation, income generation, skills development, and related decent work policies.
The Labour Force survey programme began with a pilot survey conducted in February 2016. The first round of the survey was conducted in August 2016 and continued on a bi-annual basis until August 2018. Since 2019, the survey was re-designed to provide estimates of the labour market aggregates every quarter.
The 2024 Annual Labour Force Survey is compiled data spanning four quarters of the year 2024, obtained through data collection conducted in February, May, August, and November 2024. The data collection employed a face-to-face methodology utilizing Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI).
Units of Analysis
Household and individual
Labor force survey data are at the National level coverage but Employment and Labour force participation rate are represented at District level as well as by residential area.
The target population eligible for Labor force survey is 16 years old and above resident of selected households. However, the survey also collected data on certain particular labour-market related issues such as income from employment, migrant workers and workers with disabilities. The survey consider all persons living in private households. It excludes the institutional population permanently residing in houses such as hostels; health resorts; correctional establishments etc., as well as persons living in seasonal dwellings not covered in the survey. It also excludes workers living at their work-sites.
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