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Ethiopia 2021 labour force and migration survey key findings

The 2021 LMS fully covered all the sedentary as well as the pastoralist areas of the country, except Tigray Region. All households in urban and rural areas of the country were targeted in the survey; however, the survey does not include persons living in universities/colleges, hotel/hostel, IDPs, elderly- and childcare centers, prisons, monasteries, the homeless et cetera. Furthermore, it is important to note that this survey was undertaken during the challenges of COVID-19, conflict and displacement of individuals.

Stratified two-stage cluster sample design technique was used to select EAs and HHs, whereby EAs are considered as a Primary Sampling Unit and the households as the Secondary Sampling Unit. The LMS is designed to provide an estimate of employment and unemployment for 27 major urban centers and other urban areas of eight regions except Harari Region, Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa City Administrations, and also the rural areas of ten regions except Addis Ababa City Administrations. The survey was further designed to provide estimates of migration by region, urban and rural areas.