Survey Results at a Glance
Less than half of the working-age population (15 years +) were participating in the labour force 2018-19.
Persistent gender gaps in labour participation.
More than double the general unemployment rate (11.4 per cent).
64 per cent of informal employment was found in the informal sector and 36 per cent in the formal sector.
Overview
CAS released the findings of Lebanon’s largest Labour Force and Households’ Living Conditions Survey, conducted between April 2018 and March 2019. It is fully funded by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, with technical cooperation from the International Labour Organization.
The LFHLCS 2018-2019 is the first survey of its kind to produce estimates at the national, governorate (mohafaza) and district (caza) levels, covering a broad array of indicators on the labour market, educational characteristics, and living conditions of residents in Lebanon. With an unprecedented national sample of more than 39,000 households, the survey covers people living in residential dwellings.