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The
Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
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Coverage characteristics
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5.1.1 Statistical presentation
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Data
are disseminated as levels (number of unemployed) and as a rate (defined as
the proportion of the labor force which is unemployed).
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"Unemployed
Persons" are defined as all persons who had no employment during the
reference week, were available for work and were actively seeking a job or
were waiting for the results of past job-seeking activity. Furthermore,
those who waited for a recall after layoff or had a job offer but had not
started to work with pay were also classified into this category.
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The data are compiled using
information from the monthly Manpower Survey which covers the civilian
non-institutional population 15 years and older. Each month about
20,000 household units are eligible for interview. The reference week
for the survey is the calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that includes
the 15th day of the month. The data are published in both an unadjusted
and a seasonally adjusted format.
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Periodicity
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4.1.1 Periodicity
Monthly
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Timeliness
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4.1.2 Timeliness
Approximately
5 weeks after the end of the reference week each month
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Access
by the Public
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Advance
dissemination of release calendar
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5.1.3 Advance release calendar
The
dissemination dates of the figures are listed on the advance
dissemination of release calendar website (http://win.dgbas.gov.tw/dgbas03/bs7/sdds/english/calendar.htm)
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Simultaneous release to all
interested parties
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5.1.4 Simultaneous release
No information is released prior to
the official release. Bureau of Census releases the data to the public,
in principle, at 4:00 p.m. of
the release day, and then holds a press conference. The data are subsequently
posted on the following Internet Website
(http://eng.stat.gov.tw/lp.asp?ctNode=1830&CtUnit=1016&BaseDSD=7)
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Integrity
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Dissemination of terms
and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including ...
Confidentiality of individual responses
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0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics
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Identification of internal government access to data before release
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1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release
The information in the
press release is provided, under strict embargo, to the Premier, the Vice
Premier and the Secretary-General on the morning before official release.
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Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical
releases
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1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products
No
ministerial commentary is attached to the release of the data.
DGBAS provides its own analytical commentary with these data releases.
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Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major
changes in methodology
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4.3.1 Revision schedule
The non-seasonally adjusted
data are final and are not subject to revision. The seasonally adjusted
monthly data for the previous years are revised at the time that the data for
January are released.
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Quality
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Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in
preparing statistics
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5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques
The
"Yearbook of Manpower Survey Statistics" publishes information on
the outline, the questionnaire and more detailed information of the survey
such as sampling scheme, estimation method, errors in estimation, and etc.
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Dissemination of that support statistical cross-checks and provide
assurance of reasonableness
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4.2.2 Temporal consistency
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The "Monthly Bulletin of
Manpower Statistics" (e-book only) publishes the following data on
unemployment for the latest month: "Important Results of Manpower
Survey, by Year in Taiwan Area", "Important Indicators Based on
Manpower Survey Results, by Year in Taiwan Area", "Age Unemployment
Rate, by Year in Taiwan Area"," Educational-Attainment Unemployment
Rate, by Year in Taiwan Area", "Unemployed Persons, by Reason Why
in Unemployment, Duration of Unemployment and Job Seeking Method Used in
Taiwan Area", "Unemployed Persons, by Age, Educational Attainment
and Duration of Unemployment in Taiwan Area", "Unemployed Persons
Seeking Full-Time or Part-Time Job, by Job Seeking Method Used in Taiwan
Area", "Experienced Job-Seekers Unemployed, by Industry, Occupation
and Class of Workers of Last Job in Taiwan Area", "Important
Results of Manpower Surveys in Seasonally Adjusted Series, by Year in Taiwan
Area" and etc.
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The "Yearbook of
Manpower Survey Statistics" publishes more detailed annual employment
data.
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