electricsheepafrica/africa-rwanda-labour-force-survey-2019-da6b3287

Labour Force Survey 2019 | Africa (Rwanda Data Sharing Platform - NISR)

81,778 rows - 1 Africa country/area - 2019-02-01-2019-12-31 - source table - Engineered by Electric Sheep Africa

TL;DR

This dataset contains 81,778 rows from Rwanda Data Sharing Platform - NISR, covering Labour Force Survey 2019. It is published as ML-ready Parquet with consistent Hugging Face metadata, source provenance, and analysis-friendly loading examples.

What This Dataset Measures

Labour and workforce datasets help analysts study employment, participation, skills, sectoral structure, and the movement of people through work and livelihoods.

Source-provided context: Summary: This dataset contains annual labour force statistics for Rwanda, compiled from the 2019 Labour Force Survey conducted across four quarters (February, May, August, and November 2019) by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. The survey design transitioned in 2019 from bi-annual to quarterly data collection to improve labour market monitoring. The four survey rounds were combined to produce annual estimates at national and district levels where applicable. The survey captures key labour market indicators including employment status, unemployment, labour force participation, income from employment, own-use production work, labour underutilization, and household characteristics. The reference population includes individuals aged 16 years and above living in private households in Rwanda. Geographic Coverage: National coverage across Rwanda, with labour indicators disaggregated at national, district, and residential area levels.

How To Read This Dataset

• One row means: one source record from the original tabular resource, with Electric Sheep Africa provenance columns added where available.
• Primary geography column: country_iso3.
• Best time column: not detected.
• Time coverage basis: source metadata period.
• Recommended join keys: country_iso3 where available plus source-specific keys.

Coverage

Dimension	Value
Rows	81,778
Countries/areas	1
First period	2019-02-01
Last period	2019-12-31
Indicators	0
Columns	250
Source format	CSV

Geographic Coverage

Top areas shown below, sorted by row count when available:

Area	Rows	First year	Last year	Name
RWA	81,778	2019-02-01	2019-12-31	Rwanda

Indicators, Variables, Or Resource Contents

• This repo preserves one source tabular resource with its usable columns kept together.

Schema

Column	Type	Description	Example
source_record_id	string	Stable row identifier assigned during Electric Sheep Africa engineering.	70e00f25-12ce-44e0-b3ee-dbbca5f8ffcf:0
country_iso3	string	ISO3 country or area code.	RWA
country_name	string	Country or area name.	Rwanda
id	int64	Row ID	9004
province	string	Province	Northern Province
code_dis	string	District	Rulindo
weight	double	Annual Weight	201.71234
pkey	double	Identifier	837090306.0
a01	string	Sex	Male
a02	string	Relationship	Child (Son/daughter)
a04	double	Age at last birthday	17.0
a05	string	Present marital status	Single
a06	string	Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses?	No-no difficulty
a07	string	Do you have difficulty hearing, even if using a hearing aid?	No-no difficulty
a08	string	Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?	No-no difficulty
a09	string	Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?	No-no difficulty
a10	string	Do you have difficulty (with self-care such as) washing all over or dressing?	No-no difficulty
a11	string	Using your usual language, do you have difficulty communicating, for example understanding or being understood?	No-no difficulty
a12	string	What is nationality?	Rwanda
a13	string	Residential Status in Rwanda	Permanent Resident
a14a	string	Country/Area of birth	Rwanda
a14b	string	District of birth	Rulindo
a15	bool	Has usual place of residence always been in this district?	False
a16y	double	The period of usual place of residence (last move) - Years	``
a17a	string	In what district or foreign country did you live?	``
a17b	string	District code	``
a18	string	Kind of place you lived in prior to arriving here?	``
a19	double	How long did you live in the previous location prior to arriving here?	``
a20	string	Reason to move away from previous location	``
a21	bool	Have you been away from home in this last 12 months?	False
a22	double	Months during the past 12 months you have been away from this HH	``
a23	string	While absent, are/were you a member of another household?	``
a24	bool	Are you a household member?	True
a25	string	Are you currently studying or working?	``
a26	string	What type of work do you do?	``
a27	double	How many days per week did you usually work in these activities?	``
a28	double	How many hours per day did you usually work in these activities?	``
a29	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend collecting firewood for the household?	``
a30	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend fetching water for the household?	``
a31	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend searching for fodder or grazing	``
a32	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend constructing your dwelling	``
a33	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend doing household chores	``
a34	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend looking after children and elderly	``
b01	string	Are you currently studying?	True
b02a	string	What is the highest educational level are/have you attending/attended?	Lower secondary education
b02b	double	How many years have you completed in that level of education?	2.0
b03	string	Highest certificate obtained	``
b04	string	The place of the highest qualification attained	``
b05a	string	Area of specialization	``
b05b	double	ESCED code	0.0
b05c	string	ESCED name	``
b06	string	Ability to read and write	``
b07	string	Currently attending any trade or technical skills school	False
b08	string	Did you learn any Trade or Technical vocational course (TVET)?	False
b09	string	How long will/did this training take?	``
b10	string	Type of technical skills learned?	``
b11	string	Where did you acquire these skills	``
b12	string	Who was the main sponsor for this course?	``
b13	string	Did you complete the course?	``
b13a	double	In which year did you complete this course?	``
b14	string	What happened after you completed the course?	``
b15	string	At what level could you use of computer?	Less
b16a	string	At what level could you speak English	Don't Know
b16b	string	At what level could you speak French	4.0
b16c	string	At what level could you speak Swahili	Don't Know
c01	string	During the last 7 days, did you do any work for wage, salary, commission, tips	False
c02	string	During the past 7 days, did you run or do any kind of business, farming	False
c03	string	During the past 7 days, did you help unpaid in a business owned by a household member?	False
c04	string	Was this work in agriculture, farming or fishing?	``
c05	string	In general, are the products obtained from this activity for sale or for family use?	``
c06	string	During the last 7 days, did you have a paid job or a business from which you were absent	False
c07	string	What was the main reason you were absent from work during the last 7 days?	``
c08	string	What is the expected total absence from work for you?	``
c09a	string	Among the following categories, which correspond to your situation	``
c09	string	Do you continue receiving an income from your job during absence?	``
c10	string	Did you have any other paid job or business or performed any secondary activity	``
c11a	double	How many hours do you usually work per week? Main job/activity	``
c11b	double	How many hours do you usually work per week? Secondary job/activity	``
c12a	double	During the past 7 days, how many days did you actually work? Main job/activity	``
c12b	double	During the past 7 days, how many days did you actually work? Secondary job/activity	``
c13a	double	During the past 7 days, how many hours per day did you actually work? Main job/activity	``
c13b	double	During the past 7 days, how many hours per day did you actually work? Secondary job/activity	``
c14	string	How many hours did you usually work at all jobs combined during the last 7 days?	``
c15	string	What was the main reason you usually worked long hours per week?	``
c16	string	During the last 4 weeks, did you look for additional or other work?	``
c17	string	Would want to work more hours per week than usualy worked provided the extra hours	``
c18	string	If an opportunity for additional work became available, could you start working	``
c19	string	During the last 4 weeks, did you look for any kind of paid job or try to start	``
c20	string	Have you already found a job or arranged to start a business in the next 4 weeks	``
c21	string	What did you do in the last 4 weeks to find a paid job or start a business?	``
c21a	string	Arranging for financial ressources, applying for permits, licences	``
c21b	string	Looking for land, premises, machinery, supplies, farming inputs	``
c21c	string	Seeking the assistance of friends, relatives or other types of intermediaries	``
c21d	string	Registering with or contacting public or private employment services	``
c21e	string	Applying to employers directly, checking at worksites, farms, factory gates, markets	``
c21f	string	Placing or answering newspaper or online job advertisements	``
c21g	string	Placing and updating resumes on professional or social networking sites online	``
c21h	string	No method	``
c22	double	For how long have you been without work and trying to find a paid job or start	``
c23	string	Would you want to work if a paid job or business opportunity became available	``
c24	string	What was the main reason you did not try to find a paid job or start a business	``
c25	string	If a paid job or business opportunity become available, could you have started	``
c26	string	What is the mean reason why you could not start working in the last 7 days	``
d01b2	double	Main tasks and duties (ISCO CODE)	``
d02	string	What do you think could be the minimum level of education to carry out the job	``
d03a	string	What is the name of your workplace?	``
d03a1	string	Workplace name	``
d03b	string	What are the main goods or services produced at your place of work or its main	``
d03b1	double	Main goods and services (ISIC code)	``
d04	string	Do you work in...	``
d05	string	In this job, are you working as...	``
d06	string	Have you been employed on the basis of:	``
d07	string	Is your contract or agreement:	``
d08	string	The duration of the contract or agreement?	``
d09a	string	Does employer pay contributions on your behalf to social security fund	``
d09b	string	Does employer pay contributions on your behalf to health insurance fund	``
d10a	string	Benefits paid for annual leave	``
d10b	string	Benefits paid for sick leave	``
d10c	string	Benefits paid for maternity/paternity leave	``
d10d	string	Is your salary subjected to deduction of tax (PAYE)	``
d11	string	Do you belong to any trade union or syndicate	``
d20	string	Is the business/establishment where you work registered with the RRA or pay	``
d21	string	In order to report to an authority, does the business/establishment where you	``
d22a	double	How many regular paid or unpaid employees including you, work at your place	``
d22b	string	How many regular paid or unpaid employees including you, work at your place	``
d23	string	In what type of place do you usually work?	``
d24a	double	How long have you been working (total experience) - Years?	``
d25	string	In day to day work do you need the computer to perform your duties?	``
d26	string	Do you use computer in your day to day work?	``
d27	string	Is a secondary paid job or business/activity reported	``
e01b1	double	Main tasks and duties (ISCO CODE)	``
e02b1	double	Main goods or services (ISIC CODE)	``
e03	string	In your secondary job/activity, do you work in...	``
e04	string	In your secondary job/business, do you work as...	``
e05a	string	Does the employer pay contributions on your behalf to social security fund?	``
e05b	string	Does the employer pay contributions on your behalf to health insurance?	``
e06a	string	Are you paid annual leave	``
e06b	string	Are you paid sick leave	``
e06c	string	Are you paid maternity/paternity leave?	``
e07	string	Is the business/establishment where you work registered with the RRA or	``
e08	string	Does your employer keep any written records or accounts?	``
e09a	double	Including you, how many regular paid or unpaid employees (less than 10)	``
e09b	string	Including you, how many regular paid or unpaid employees (more than 10)	``
e10	string	In what type of place do you usually work?	``
e11	double	Apart from the main job: how many jobs did you have in the last 7 days?	``
f01	string	Have you ever worked previously for a wage, salary or for other income in cash?	``
f02	string	The main reason to stop working in his/her last paid job/business?	``
f03b1	double	Main tasks and duties (ISCO CODE)	``
f04b	string	What were the main goods or services produced at your workplace	``
f04b1	double	Main goods and services (ISIC CODE)	``
f05	string	What is your main source of income at present?	``
f07	string	What competencies do you need to increase your employment opportunities?	``
g01	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend collecting firewood for the household?	``
g02	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend fetching water for the household?	``
g03	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend searching for fodder or grazing	``
g04	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend constructing your dwelling	``
g05	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend manufacturing household goods	``
g06	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend doing household chores	``
g07	double	In the last 7 days, how many hours did you spend looking after children and elderly	``
h01	string	During the last four weeks did you do any of the following work mainly for	``
h02	double	How many days per week did you usually work in these activities?	``
h03	double	How many hours per day have you usually worked in these activities?	``
h04	string	Has done any agricultural activity?	``
h05	string	In general, did the household sell or barter any part of the goods obtained from	``
h06	string	About how much does the household regularly sell?	``
h07	string	What was the net Value in Frw the household get from agricultural activities	``
h08	string	Was the previous season below/above average or an average season for your household	``
h09	string	Do you regularly or sometimes engage paid employee in the farming activity?	``
h10	string	Excluding family members, how many paid employees do you usually engage in these	``
h11a	string	Did you get access to the land for the agricultural work by leasing	``
h11b	string	Did you get access to the land for the agricultural work by renting (share-cropping)	``
h11c	string	Did you get access to the land for the agricultural work by renting (fixed rent)	``
h11d	string	Did you get access to the land for the agricultural work by renting (free of charge)	``
h11e	string	Did you get access to the land for the agricultural work by communal rights/public	``
i01_a	string	Main material used in building this house for roof	``
i01_b	string	Main material used in building this house for exterior walls	``
i01_c	string	Main material used in building this house for floor	``
i02	double	How many rooms in your household are used for sleeping?	``
i03	string	What type of toilet does your household have?	``
i04	string	What is the main source of energy in your household for lighting?	``
i05	string	What is the main source of energy in your household for cooking?	``
i06a	string	What is the main source of water in your household for drinking?	``
i06b	string	What is the main source of water in your household for other uses?	``
i07a	string	Does this household own Refrigerator/Freezer?	``
i07b	string	Does this household own radio?	``
i07c	string	Does this household own TV set?	``
i07d	string	Does this household own parabolic antenna?	``
i07e	string	Does this household own Video/DVD player?	``
i07f	string	Does this household own Computer and accessories?	``
i07g	string	Does this household own Music system?	``
i07h	string	Does this household own Cooker?	``
i07i	string	Does this household own Sewing machine?	``
i07j	string	Does this household own Laundry machine?	``
i07k	string	Does this household own Electric fan?	``
i07l	string	Does this household own Camera?	``
i07m	string	Does this household own Mobile phone?	``
i07n	string	Does this household own Car?	``
i07o	string	Does this household own Bicycle?	``
i07p	bool	Does this household own Motorcycle?	``
i07q	string	Does this household own internet connection?	``
i08	int64	How many of this household members used internet in the last 12 months?	``
i09	int64	How many of this household members having mobile phone?	``
i10	double	How many of this household members having personal computer?	``
i11	double	How many of this household members using social media	``
i12	double	How many of this household members aged 10 and above who used a computer in the	``
i13	double	How many of this household members aged 10 and above who know to use at least one	``
indd01	string	ISCO High level	``
indd03	string	ISIC High level	``
lu2	double	Combined rate of TRU and unempoyment	``
lu3	double	Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force	``
trur	double	Time related underemployment	``
status1	string	Labour force status with 14+	``
indb05	string	Field of education	``
wap16	double	Working age population	``
employed16	double	Employment to population ratio	``
ur1	double	Unemployment rate	``
lfpr	double	Labour force particiaption rate	``
tru	string	Time related underemployment	``
plf	string	Potential labour force	``
luu	string	Labour underutilisation	``
luur	double	Labour underutilisation rate	``
disable	double	person with disability	``
discourage	double	Discouraged jobseekers	``
migrant	string	Recent migration	``
neetyoung	double	NEET 16-30	``
prod_unit	string	Production sector unit	``
iev2	string	Formal and Informal employment for main job	``
indb1	double	Years of schooling	``
attained	string	Level of education completed	``
age5	string	Five years age group	``
age10	string	Broader age group	``
usualhrs	string	Usual working hours	``
usual_h	double	Number of usual hours	``
act_hrs	double	Number of actual hours worked	``
acthrs	string	Actual hours intervals	``
tvt2	string	General or TVET attainment	``
ud	string	Unemployment duration	``
work_agr	string	Work in agriculture (type)	``
lfs_workforce	string	Work in agriculture (yes/no)	``
d24	string	How long have you been working (total experience)?	``
f03b	string	What were your main tasks and duties?	``
f06	string	In your opinion, which of the following best describes your main status at present	``
source_provider	string	Publishing organization.	``
source_dataset	string	Source dataset or package title.	``
source_resource	string	Source resource title, table name, or file name.	``
source_package_id	string	Source package identifier.	``
source_resource_id	string	Source resource identifier.	``
source_url	string	Original source URL or download URL.	``
license_id	string	Source license identifier.	``
retrieved_at	string	UTC source retrieval timestamp from the Electric Sheep Africa pipeline.	``

Usage

from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/africa-rwanda-labour-force-survey-2019-da6b3287")
df = ds["train"].to_pandas()
print(df.head())

Inspect Columns

print(df.info())
print(df.head())

Filter By Geography

if "country_iso3" in df.columns:
    sample = df[df["country_iso3"] == "RWA"]

Time-Series Pattern

if "value" in df.columns and "year" in df.columns:
    trend = df.sort_values("year")

Pivot For Analysis

if {"indicator_id", "year", "value"}.issubset(df.columns):
    matrix = df.pivot_table(index="year", columns="indicator_id", values="value")
    print(matrix.tail())

Data Quality Notes

• No canonical year/date column was detected in the packaged table; use source metadata and domain context for temporal interpretation.
• Missing values are preserved rather than silently imputed.
• Column names are standardized for machine use; source meanings are preserved where known.
• Always confirm source methodology, units, and collection definitions before policy, production, or redistribution-sensitive use.

Source And Provenance

• Source: Rwanda Data Sharing Platform - NISR
• Publisher: NISR
• Portal: https://data.gov.rw/
• Resource: labour_force_2019
• License: CC BY 4.0
• Retrieved/generated: 2026-07-18T16:43:28Z
• Hugging Face repo: electricsheepafrica/africa-rwanda-labour-force-survey-2019-da6b3287

Transformations Applied

• Converted the source table to Parquet for efficient analytics and ML workflows.
• Added or preserved source provenance columns where available.
• Standardized README metadata, dataset loading configuration, schema documentation, and citation format.
• Preserved source-reported values without analytical imputation.

Suggested Analyses

• Track workforce composition over time
• Compare employment patterns across groups
• Join with education, population, and sector data
• Check missingness before modeling
• Use country_iso3 as the safest geography join key when present

Citation

@misc{electric_sheep_africa_africa_rwanda_labour_force_survey_2019_da6b3287_2019,
  title        = {Labour Force Survey 2019 | Africa (Rwanda Data Sharing Platform - NISR)},
  author       = {NISR},
  year         = {2019},
  url          = {https://api.data.gov.rw/api/v1/datasets/public/70e00f25-12ce-44e0-b3ee-dbbca5f8ffcf},
  publisher    = {Hugging Face Datasets, engineered by Electric Sheep Africa},
  howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/africa-rwanda-labour-force-survey-2019-da6b3287}}
}

License

Released under CC BY 4.0.

Original data is published by NISR. Electric Sheep Africa engineering standardizes the data for discovery, loading, and analysis on Hugging Face. Cite both the original source and this ML-ready dataset when used.

About Electric Sheep Africa

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Provenance: README standardized 2026-08-12 by the Electric Sheep Africa README system. Source URL: https://api.data.gov.rw/api/v1/datasets/public/70e00f25-12ce-44e0-b3ee-dbbca5f8ffcf