Labour Force Survey Job Permanency (English, CSV)

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2020-04-16

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the only survey conducted by Statistics Canada designed to provide the official unemployment rate every month, with a monthly sample size of approximately 56,000 households. It is the earliest and most timely indicator of the pulse of the labour market in Canada. Statistics Canada provides a Guide to the Labour Force Survey . Note: This dataset primarily focuses on employees: those who do paid work for others. Therefore, totals do not align to totals in Labour Force Characteristics dataset , which focuses on everyone in the labour force. Definitions Employee - A person who does paid work for others. Work - Includes any work for pay or profit, that is, paid work in the context of an employer-employee relationship or self-employment. It also includes work performed by those working in family business without pay (unpaid family workers). Permanent - A permanent job is one that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, business conditions permitting. That is, there is no predetermined termination date. Temporary - A temporary job has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. Information is collected…

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