Labour Market in Lithuania (edition 2020)

Relative standard errors and confidence intervals of statistical estimates

 

Relative standard error  is a measure of random error, independent of units of measurement, which allows comparing the accuracy of various estimates.

Values of the relative standard error are positive numbers. In the Labour Force Survey, the estimates are considered accurate if their relative standard error does not exceed 8 per cent. When the relative standard error is from 8 to 30 per cent, the estimates are considered satisfactory; when it exceeds 30 per cent – not sufficiently accurate. Relative standard error also depends on the sample size: the fewer sample elements are used for calculating the estimate, the less accurate it is.

95 per cent confidence intervals are provided to indicate the accuracy of the estimate. Confidence interval of an estimated parameter is an interval where the true value of the parameter is with probability of 0.95.

The interval estimate:

,

here  is estimator variance of estimate .


The indicators of labour statistics are considered accurate if their relative standard error does not exceed 10 per cent. The average number of employees is calculated by summing the full coverage data of the State Social Insurance Fund Board under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Sodra); therefore, the coefficient of variation is zero.

 

Relative standard errors and confidence intervals (95 per cent) of the main estimates in the Labour Force Survey, 2019

 

Relative standard errors

Confidence intervals

 

Per cent

Thousand

Labour force

1.5

[1,429; 1,512]

Males

2.0

[704; 760]

Females

1.6

[714; 762]

Employed persons

1.5

[1,338; 1,419]

Males

2.0

[654; 708]

Females

1.7

[674; 721]

Unemployed persons

6.5

[80; 104]

Males

9.0

[42; 61]

Females

8.2

[34; 47]

Long-term unemployed persons

11.2

[22;34]

Males

16.4

[10; 15]

Females

13.9

[10; 17]

 

Per cent

Per cent

Activity rate (aged 15–64)

0.7

[76.9; 79.0]

Males

1.0

[77.6; 80.5]

Females

1.0

[75.5; 78.3]

Employment rate (aged 15–64)

0.8

[71.7; 74.1]

Males

1.2

[71.6; 75.0]

Females

1.1

[71.0; 74.0]

Unemployment rate

6.3

[5.5; 7.0]

Males

8.7

[5.8; 8.2]

Females

8.0

[4.6; 6.4]

Youth (aged 15–24) unemployment rate

17.7

[7.8; 15.9]

Males

23.3

[7.8; 20.5]

Females

27.3

[4.4; 14.1]

 


Relative standard errors and confidence intervals (95 per cent) of the number of employed persons by economic activity, 2019

Kind of economic activity

Relative standard errors

Confidence intervals

Per cent

Thousand

 

Total

1.5

[1,338; 1,419]

A

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

7.5

[76; 102]

B–E

Industry

3.6

[231; 267]

F

Construction

5.5

[94; 116]

G

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

3.9

[213; 248]

H

Transportation and storage

5.8

[92; 115]

I

Accommodation and food service activities

9.4

[32; 46]

J

Information and communication

10.2

[30; 44]

K

Financial and insurance activities

11.2

[16; 25]

L

Real estate activities

15.4

[10; 18]

M

Professional, scientific and technical activities

7.3

[53; 70]

N

Administrative and support service activities

7.8

[44; 60]

O

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

6.0

[72; 90]

P

Education

4.3

[124; 147]

Q

Human health and social work activities

5.5

[89; 110]

R

Arts, entertainment and recreation

10.8

[21; 32]

S–U

Other activities

8.9

[29; 41]


 

Relative standard errors¹ of the estimates s of the average number of employees in full-time units and average gross monthly earnings in the whole economy, 2019
Per cent

Kind of economic activity

Average number of employees

Average gross monthly earnings

 

Total

0.1

0.1

A

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

0.4

0.4

B+C

Mining and quarrying; manufacturing

0.1

0.1

B

Mining and quarrying

0.5

0.5

C

Manufacturing

0.1

0.1

D

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

0.2

0.2

E

Water supply; sewerage; waste management and remediation activities

0.2

0.2

F

Construction

0.6

0.6

G

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

0.3

0.4

H

Transportation and storage

0.4

0.4

I

Accommodation and food service activities

1.1

1.1

J

Information and communication

0.5

0.5

K

Financial and insurance activities

0.2

0.2

L

Real estate activities

0.8

0.8

M

Professional, scientific and technical activities

0.9

0.9

N

Administrative and support service activities

0.5

0.5

O

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

0.0

0.0

P

Education

0.4

0.4

Q

Human health and social work activities

0.3

0.3

R

Arts, entertainment and recreation

0.5

0.5

S

Other activities

1.1

1.2

¹ Individual enterprises excluded.