Report and Recommendations on Two Chilean Labor Force Surveys

John E. Bregger and C. Easley Hoy

Economic Statistics Series from Central Bank of Chile

Abstract: For many years, Chile has benefited from two surveys of labor force developments for the “Greater Santiago Area.” One of these surveys dates back to the 1950s and is conducted by the University of Chile. The other is a national survey, conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS), from which data are also available for the Santiago Metropolitan Area. Results, especially the rate of unemployment, do not always coincide, and this has been particularly the case for all years since 1998. This report studies this problem of non concurrence, identifies a number of areas for possible explanation, and makes recommendations for improvement of survey operations. Both surveys were found to follow quite well recommendations of the International Labor Organization regarding the measurement of employment and unemployment. Two significant areas in the report concern the questionnaires used for the surveys and data estimation techniques. Fourteen recommendations for improvements in the surveys are offered, with major attention focused on plans by the NIS to introduce an entirely new questionnaire in the near future. With respect to the University’s survey, the authors recommend changes in the basic questionnaire and survey weighting procedures. They also recommend improving data analysis (NIS), maintaining error profiles for data collection (both surveys), and using seasonal adjustment for statistical analysis (both).

Date: 2006-03
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