Labour Force Historical Review Guide
WHAT IS THE LABOUR FORCE HISTORICAL REVIEW?
The Labour Force Historical Review is a household survey carried out monthly by Statistics Canada. The objectives of the Labour Force Survey have been to divide the working age population into three mutually exclusive classificatio
ns - employed, unemployed, and not in the labour force - and to provide descriptive and explanatory data on each of these categories. Data from the survey provides information on major labour market trends such as shifts in employment across industria
l sectors, hours worked, labour
force participation and unemployment rates.
The Labour Force Survey is a major source of information on the personal characteristics of the working population, including age, sex, marital status, educational attainment, and family characteristics.
BEYOND 20/20 BROWSER - The Beyond 20/20 Browser is a Windows Based program used to browse Beyond 20/20 tables and extracts. Browsing involves: Opening one or more tables or extracts, examining their contents, identifying the relevant data. Thes
e activities are carried out from within the Browser window. The Browser window provides the tools you need to browse tables and extracts and work with the information in them.
SCOPE OF THIS GUIDE
This guide is intended to provide the user with a brief introduction to Labour Force Historical Review 1998. A sample search is included to familiarize the user with how to retrieve data.
MOVING AROUND LABOUR FORCE HISTORICAL REVIEW 1998
The Main Menu is the first screen and presents the user with 6 Options:
TABLE BROWSER - Click the Table Browser to access the Labour Force Survey
Tables.
CV CALCULATOR - Click on the CV Calculator button to estimate the coefficient of variation.
TUTORIALS - Click on the Tutorials button for information about the Beyond 20/20 Browse Software and the Acrobat Reader.
LFS DOCUMENTATION - Click on the LFS Documentation button to access information regarding the CD-rom and for information on the Labour Force Survey.
QUALITY INDICATORS - Click on the Quality Indicators button to see an approximate measure of the variability of an LFS estimate.
ABOUT STATISTICS CANADA - Click on the About Statistics Canada button for information about Statistics Canada products and services.
A SAMPLE SEARCH
1. Double Click LFS98 icon.
2. Click English.
3. Click Accept to accept the License Agreement.
4. To SEARCH FOR DATA click the Table Browser Button.
5. A list of categories is presented to choose from. To select one, highlight by clicking on it.
Using the mouse pad, click on the down arrow to Duration of unemployment and highlight the selection by clicking on it.
6. The tables included in the selected category will be included in the TABLES list. To select a table click on the selection.
Select Duration of unemployment, age, sex, Can/Prov monthly unadj.
To obtain more detailed information about a specific table click on the SUMMARY button.
7. Click the OK button.
The Beyond 20/20 Browser opens and displays the data for that table. You can use the browser to view, customize, print or export the results of the search. To return to the Main Menu, select EXIT from the Browse File menu.
8. To CHART the data:
Highlight the information you wish to chart.
Click on the picture of the Chart at the top of the page OR
Select VIEW from the menu bar and click on Chart.
To close the chart, click on the X in the top right hand corner.
9. To PRINT the table:
Highlight the information you wish to print. To do this click on the data and drag the mouse until all the data you wish to print is marked. Release the mouse and click on the picture of the printer at the top of the page.
10. To EXIT:
Click on FILE in the menu bar and select Exit.
At the Dimension Series screen, click on the EXIT button at the bottom of the screen.
FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE
For assistance or questions on the Labour Force Historical Review, ask the staff at the Media and Data Centre counter.
March 24, 2010
Gillian Byrne
