Employment data compiled by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) through censuses and surveys among which the Population Census (SP), Inter- Census Population Survey (SUPAS), National Social Economic Survey (SUSENAS), and the National Labor Force Survey (SAKERNAS). From these surveys, only Sakernas which was designed to collect data that can describe the general state of employment between periods of enumeration.
Employment data collection activity was first performed in 1976. Sakernas changes either from the period as well as coverage area and the sample households. 1986 to 1993 NLFS conducted on a quarterly basis, in 1994 to 2001 on an annual basis every August. In 2002 and 2004 other than on an annual basis was also carried out on a quarterly basis. As for 2005 to 2010 NLFS conducted semi-annually in February and August. The growing need for employment data both in terms of sophistication, comprehensiveness, continuity, and accuracy, then Sakernas data collecting from 2011 until 2014 quarterly, i.e the first quarter (February), second quarter (May), third quarter (August), and the fourth quarter ( November) that the presentation of data to the provincial level. For Sakernas activity in August (2011-2014) in addition to existing quarterly samples there are also additional samples which are intended to obtain annual figure as an estimate of the presentation of data to the district level. Starting in 2015, held biannually SAKERNAS namely in February (the first half) and August (Semester II) to obtain the estimates up to the provincial level. In August (the second half) there are additional samples for the district that is intended to obtain estimates of the presentation of data to the district level.
The general objective of Sakernas 2015 is to provide basic data each year of continuous employment. Specifically to gather information and data of the working population, unemployment, and residents who had stopped / changed jobs, and the advance in level regency / city, provincial and national levels. Sakernas 2015 was held simultaneously throughout the territory of the Republic of Indonesia in both urban and rural areas. With total national sample of the 1st half as many as 50,000 households and the second half as many as 250,000 households.
Data collected is about general information on each household member which includes your name, relationship to head of household, gender, and age. For household members over the age of 10 years asked related to marital status, education, employment, unemployment, and work experience.
