The Bureau of Statistics has recommenced the Guyana Labour Force Survey (GLFS), which is a quarterly household survey that provides key insights into the country’s labour market, including employment, unemployment and underemployment.  

In a statement today, the Bureau explained that the sample survey is conducted in all 10 Regions among persons who are 15-years-old and over, regardless of employment status. 

Areas covered in the survey include household composition and demographic characteristics, internal migration, education, vocational and professional training, job search and availability to work, income from main job/business and hours of work. 

Equipped with their official badge, enumerators will be visiting households to record the data using questionnaires found on their tablet. 

The Bureau of Statistics said the survey will provide national-level labour force indicators which will be used by the Government to identify the challenges that Guyana faces in the area of employment promotion and to develop, manage, and evaluate labour market policies and programmes which support economic growth, training opportunities and job creation. 

The Bureau said it is important for all selected households to participate, explaining that their input is crucial to developing a comprehensive understanding of labor trends and challenges.

It assured that the information provided will be treated with the strictest of confidence in keeping with the Statistics Act, which ensures the confidentiality of all information collected and severe penalties if breaches of confidentiality occur.

It said all data collected and analyzed will be provided to the public in aggregated/summarized format. 

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