SAMOA - 2012 Labour Force Survey

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Reference ID WSM-SBS-LFS-2012-v1
Year 2012
Country SAMOA
Producer(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics - Government Ministry
Ministry of Commerce Industry and Labour - Government Ministry
Sponsor(s) Government of Samoa - GoS - Human Resuorces
International Labour Organization - ILO - Funding
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Download the questionnaires, technical documents and reports that describe the survey process and the key results for this study.
Questionnaires
LFS Questionaire

Author(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) Ministry of Commerce Industry and Labour (MCIL)
Date 2012-10-21
Country Samoa
Language English
Contributor(s) International Labour Organisation (ILO) Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD)
Publisher(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS)
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Reports
Samoa 2012 Labour Force Survey Report

Author(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) Ministry of Commerce Industry and Labour (MCIL)
Date 2014-02-12
Country Samoa
Language English
Publisher(s) Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS)
Description The Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL) is pleased to present the final results of the 2012 Samoa Labour Force Survey. This survey is the first of its kind in Samoa based on concepts and definitions outlined by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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SUMMARY STATISTICS……………………………………………………………………………………….. 9

1 Methodology…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
2 Terms and definitions……………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
3 Education and Training……………………………………………………………………………………… 16
3.1 Highest Education Level Attended……………………………………………………..…………..….. 16
3.2 Ever Attended School………………………………………………………………………………….……... 16
3.3 Literacy Rate……………………………………………………………………………….……………….….... 17
3.4 School Enrolment……………………………………………………………………………………………..… 18
3.5 Training…………………………………………………………………….……………………………….…….… 18
4 Economic Activity and the Labour Force………………………………………………………..… 20
4.1 Working Age Population……………………………………………………………………………….….. 20
4.2 Economically Active Population…………………………………………………………………….….. 20
4.3 Non-Economically Active Population…………………………………………………………..……... 23
5 Employment………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25
5.1 Employed Population by Completed Level of Education………………………………….….. 25
5.2 Employment Status…………………………………………………………………………………….……… 26
5.3 Employment by Occupation………………………………………………………………………………. 26
5.4 Employment by Industry……………………………………………………………………………………. 27
6 Unemployment…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 29
6.1 Unemployment Rate……………………………………………………………………………………..…… 29
7 Subsistence Production…………………………………………………………………………………….. 31
7.1 Subsistence Production by Age Group…………………………………………………………..……. 32
7.2 Subsistence Production by Completed Level of Education……………………………….….. 32
7.3 Subsistence Production by Activity……………………………………………………………….….… 33
7.4 Employed Population in Subsistence Production……………………………………….…….…. 34
8 Informal Employment……………………………………………………………………………………….. 37
8.1 Institutional Sector of Employment by Occupation………………………………………..…… 37
8.2 Institutional Sector of Employment by Region………………………………………………..…. 38
8.3 Formal-Informal Employment…………………………………………………………………………... 39
8.4 Informal Employment Rate………………………………………………………………………….…... 41
9 Youth Employment and Unemployment (15 - 29 years)………………………………………. 43
9.1 Youth Employment……………………………………………………………………………………..……. 43
9.2 Youth Unemployment………………………………………………………………………………………. 44
9.3 Unemployed Youth in Total Employment………………………………….…………………….... 45
9.4 Youth Unemployment Rate…………………………………………………………………………….... 46
9.5 NEET……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 47
10 Earnings from Employment……………………………………………………………………………... 49
10.1 Employment by Frequency of Payment…………………………………………………….………. 49
10.2 Employment by Frequency of Payment and Occupation……………………………….….. 49
10.3 Average Monthly Income from Employment……………………………………………….…... 50
11 Working Hours………………………………………………………………………………………………… 52
11.1 Average Working Hours by Age Group…………………………………………………………….. 52
11.2 Average Working Hours by Completed Level of Education…………….................... 52
11.3 Average Working Hours by Occupation………………………………………………………….… 53
12 Occupational Safety…………………………………………………………………………………………. 54
12.1 Occupational Injury by Sector of Employment…………………………………………….….…. 54
12.2 Occupational Injury by Age Group…………………………………………………………….……… 54
12.3 Occupational Injury by Type of Hazard at Work………………………………………….…….. 55
13 Equal Opportunities…………………………………………………………………………………….…… 56
13.1 Occupational Segregation…………………………………………………………………….……….….. 56
13.2 Female Share of Employment…………………………………………………………………….…….. 58
14 Social Dialogue…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 59
15 Examples of Economic and Non-Economic Activities………………………………………. 60
16 APPENDIX
A List of Statistical Tables…………………………………………………………………………. 61
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