Appendix I: Other products and services

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Labour force information

This monthly publication provides timely labour market statistics. It also offers a brief commentary highlighting recent developments in the Canadian labour market. It includes a series of charts and tables on a variety of labour force characteristics such as employment and unemployment for Canada, the provinces, metropolitan areas and economic regions.

This publication is useful for those who need to be informed on current labour market conditions across the country.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website. You can have access to this publication on the day of release by 7 a.m., usually the first Friday of the month. (For Labour Force Survey release dates, visit: /release-diffusion/2011-eng.htm).

The Canadian Labour Market at a Glance

This online publication provides an overview of a host of labour market topics, illustrated by charts. Among these topics: labour market trends; employment by industry; trends in workplace training; reasons workers select part-time jobs; absenteeism rates; wages and income; international comparisons; labour markets in provinces and census metropolitan areas; and the labour market for immigrants and Aboriginal people.

The publication will be of particular interest to labour market specialists, economists, researchers and students and teachers — in fact, anyone interested in monitoring labour market trends. It also uses a variety of survey data and analysis, making it an invaluable reference document on labour issues.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

Methodology of the Canadian Labour Force Survey

This publication offers an in-depth look at the methodological and operational aspects of the LFS, covering stratification, sampling, survey operations, weighting, estimation and data quality.

This document would be of interest to those who would like more in-depth methodological information on the Labour Force Survey than provided by the Guide to the Labour Force Survey.

For more information on this product, visit the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca) or contact our toll-free number at 1 866-873-8788 or email us at labour@statcan.gc.ca.

Guide to the Labour Force Survey

This publication discusses relevant concepts and terminology of the Labour Force Survey and explores the survey questionnaire on an item-by-item basis. It also briefly covers the background and objectives of the LFS, describes how labour force status is determined, and looks at survey methodology, collection procedures, data processing and quality measures. It provides a useful dictionary of definitions of survey terms and variables, as well as defining subprovincial regions. This publication is useful for anyone using any of the Labour Force Survey products.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

Aboriginal Peoples Living Off-reserve in Western Canada: Estimates from the Labour Force Survey

This paper provides information on Aboriginal employment and unemployment, Aboriginal youths and the impact of education on labour market performance in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

The Aboriginal Labour Force Analysis Series

This series of analytical reports provides an overview of the labour market conditions among the Aboriginal off-reserve populations, based on estimates from the Labour Force Survey. These reports examine the Aboriginal labour force characteristics by Aboriginal identity, as well as diverse socio-economic and employment characteristics.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

The Immigrant Labour Force Analysis Series

This series of analytical reports provides an overview of the Canadian labour market experiences of immigrants to Canada, based on data from the Labour Force Survey. These reports examine the labour force characteristics of immigrants, by reporting on employment and unemployment at the Canada level, for the provinces and large metropolitan areas. They also provide more detailed analysis by region of birth, as well as in-depth analysis of other specific aspects of the immigrant labour market.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

Labour Force Historical Review on DVD-ROM

This annual DVD-ROM is designed to provide a historical perspective of a wide variety of Labour Force Survey estimates. At the click of a mouse, you can easily access key variables, such as employment and unemployment levels and rates, as well as demographic characteristics like age, sex, educational attainment and family relationships. Also available are data by provincial level, metropolitan area and economic region, industry, occupation, wages, union membership levels, job tenure, workplace size, hours worked and much more. Included are annual and monthly series (with some seasonally adjusted), generally going back to 1976.

This DVD-ROM allows you to do your own analysis of the labour market over time. If you need labour market data for presentations, for quick answers or in-depth analysis, or if you need to see historical movements or current trends, to forecast employment or unemployment trends, or to see labour trends in a specific province, metropolitan city or economic region, this DVD-ROM will be helpful.

For more information on this DVD-ROM (list of tables, prices for networks or more than one user, system requirements, etc.), visit: /ads-annonces/71f0004x/index-eng.htm.

Labour Force Survey Microdata File

This public use microdata file contains non-aggregated data for a wide variety of variables collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that are not in our catalogued products.

This file contains both personal characteristics for all individuals in the household and detailed labour force characteristics for household members 15 years of age and over. See appendix II in this publication for a list of the variables in this product. These variables are available by province and for the three largest census metropolitan areas (Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver). This is a monthly file, and is available going back to 1976.

Also included is the Labour Force Survey Microdata User Guide - which has been produced to facilitate the manipulation of the microdata file of the survey. This guide provides detailed information covering such topics as concepts and definitions; survey methodology; data collection; data processing; data quality; guidelines for tabulation, analysis and release; sampling variability tables and weighting. In addition, the questionnaire and record layouts for both the Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) and the Confidential Master File are included.

For more information on this product, visit the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca) or contact our toll-free number at 1 866-873-8788 or email us at labour@statcan.gc.ca.

Improvements to the Labour Force Survey (LFS)

This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

Perspectives on Labour and Income

This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of labour and income data. It covers topics such as youth in the labour market, pensions and retirement, work arrangements, education and training, and trends in the family income, to name a few. The publication also devotes sections to new products, surveys, research projects, conferences, and selected data from our extensive database of labour and income statistical indicators.

Perspectives is available in a monthly electronic format on the Internet as well as quarterly in print format. The print format provides you with the durability and portability of paper along with 5 to 6 feature articles every quarter. For more timeliness, view the monthly online issue which provides you with 1 to 2 articles every month and the ability to copy, search and sort the data right into your own documents or databases. For free online articles, visit /bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=75-001-XWE&lang=eng#formatdisp.

This publication is available electronically in PDF and HTML formats for free on the Statistics Canada website (www.statcan.gc.ca).

CANSIM

A large selection of high-demand LFS monthly and annual average time series is also available through CANSIM, Statistics Canada's electronic online database. Over 90 tables or 1.4 million series are updated at the time of release (by 7 a.m. on the day of each monthly release), and revised when appropriate. This database is useful for those who want online access to a specific series of LFS estimates.

You can find CANSIM on the Statistics Canada website www.statcan.gc.ca.

CANSIM tables 282-0001 to 282-0121 include LFS estimates. The price is $3.00 per data series selected.

Special requests

Custom tabulations can be arranged on an ad hoc or regular basis. This service enables you to specify tables and time series to meet your own requirements. For example, you may wish to have labour force estimates for age groups or educational levels that differ from those available in the LFS catalogued products. Subject matter and tabulation expertise is also provided to ensure that the customized data package is accurate and appropriate.

The cost for this service varies according to the request. For more information, contact our toll-free phone number at 1 866 873-8788 or e-mail us at labour@statcan.gc.ca.

Free data on the internet

Each month, on the release day of LFS data, selected tables are updated on the Statistics Canada website www.statcan.gc.ca, under the "Browse by Subject" tab, select "Labour", then select "Employment and unemployment", and then select "Summary tables".

Also released this day on the Statistics Canada website is the The Daily, which has a brief commentary with some tables and charts, highlighting movements in the labour market in the last month.

For inquiries on any of these products and services, contact our toll-free number at 1 866 873-8788 or e-mail us at labour@statcan.gc.ca.

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