National Bureau Of Statistics: Second and Third Quarter 2012 National Job Creation Survey

National Bureau Of Statistics (NBS) In Collaboration With National Planning Commission, Central Bank Of Nigeria, Office of Chief Economic Adviser to the President and Federal Ministry Labour & Productivity is Conducting Second and Third Quarter 2012 National Job Creation Survey

Objectives Of The Survey

• The Nigerian economy has shown impressive growth in the last decade but national unemployment rate has increased over the same period.
• The main objective of the survey is to improve avaitable information and data on the Nigerian labour market through the application of appropriate statistical methodology for tracking variability in the number of jobs created or lost every quarter.
• As a kickoff, the survey will cover two quarters, March to June, 2012 and June to Sept 2012. Subsequent surveys will cover only the preceding quarter.

Scope of the Survey
The survey will cover the informal (through households) and formal sectors in all thirty-six (36) states of the federation and the Federal capital Territory (FCT).

Mandate

• Our field officers will be visiting the selected establishments and households between 5th and 18th December 2012 to collect the required data
• The NBS hereby solicits from establishments/households the necessary cooperation for the success of this exercise, particularly in completing the questionnaires correctly In compliance with the Statistical Act, 2007, all information collected through this survey will be held in strict confidence and used for statistical and planning purposes by the Federal Government only and not the individual details of companies themselves.
• Failure to give information as required to NBS, however, attracts penalty offine or imprisonment as stated in the Statistics Act and we intend to invoke the provisions of the law if necessary to ensure compliance including publishing names of corporations that decide to withhold information thereby violating the statistics law
• We would want to reiterate that national development and inclusive growth is a collective responsibility, with accurate, timely and reliable data a major pre-requisite for strategic planning and development
• The NBS continues to be grateful for your kind support in ensuring we achieve our objectives as an organization and as a fundamental planning tool for our nation.

For Further Information Contact
The Statistician General of the federation & CEO
National Bureau of Statistics
Plot 762, Independence Avenue
Central Business District, Abuja
E-mail: feedback@nigerianstat.gov.ng Phone: 08036700912