| The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness |
| Coverage characteristics | 5.1.1 Statistical presentation
- Employment data are disseminated in terms of thousands of employed individuals, based on a sample survey covering 60,000 households.
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| Periodicity | 4.1.1 Periodicity
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| Timeliness | 4.1.2 Timeliness
- 6 weeks for quarterly data. 7 weeks for the initial annual data.
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| Access by the Public |
Advance dissemination of
release calendar | 5.1.3 Advance release calendar
- The release calendar for employment statistics for the year in progress is available on the site of the Office of the High Commissioner of Planning (http://www.hcp.ma)
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Simultaneous release to all
interested parties | 5.1.4 Simultaneous release
- The data are made available to all users simultaneously in a press release, which is also posted on the Statistics Directorate website (http://www. hcp.ma/).
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| Integrity |
Dissemination of terms and
conditions under which
official statistics are
produced, including those
relating to the confidentiality
of individually identifiable
information | 0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics Statistics Directorate
- The Office of the High Commissioner of Planning is the focal point of the national statistical information system, which is highly decentralized, with the various public and private agencies that play key roles in the production of statistics.
The legal instrument establishing the Statistics Directorate is Decree No. 2-75-463 of 10 Shaban 1395 A.H. (August 19, 1975) on the powers and organization of the secretariat of state attached to the office of the prime minister responsible for planning and regional development. This decree defines the powers, responsibilities, and organization of the Directorate. 0.1.2 Data sharing and coordination among data producing agencies Statistics Directorate
- The entity responsible for coordinating statistical research is the Statistical Research Coordinating Committee (COCOES), which is governed by Article 8 of Decree No. 2-95-148 of December 26, 1995; the Statistics Directorate serves as the secretariat of the committee.
0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data Statistics Directorate
- Article 8 of Royal Decree-Law No. 370-67 (of August 5, 1968) on statistical research protects the confidentiality of statistical data. The obligation to respond to authorized surveys and the penalties for not doing so are defined in Article 9 of the same Decree. Article 10 grants the necessary powers to the COCOES to coordinate statistical activity.
1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination Statistics Directorate |
Identification of internal
government access to data
before release | 1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release Statistics Directorate
- Government officials do not have access to data before release.
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Identification of ministerial
commentary on the occasion of
statistical releases | 1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products Statistics Directorate
- There is no ministerial commentary.
Labor market: Employment
- A press briefing with commentary is provided after dissemination on the Internet.
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Provision of information
about revision and advance
notice of major changes in
methodology | 4.3.2 Identification of preliminary and/or revised data
- The data are preliminary when first disseminated.
1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques.
- Information on major changes in methodology are provided to users at the time the new methodology is implemented.
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| Quality |
Dissemination of
documentation on methodology
and sources used in preparing
statistics | 5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques
- Reports on the detailed results of the survey contain a chapter on the methodology and the concepts used.
(See also summary methodology)
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Dissemination of component
detail, reconciliations with
related data, and statistical
frameworks that support
statistical cross-checks
and provide assurance of
reasonableness | 4.2.1 Internal consistency
- Before the results are released, studies and cross-section tables are prepared to ensure the consistency and reasonableness of the data.
Detailed statistics on employment (activity rate, employment, unemployment rate) are available by sex, age group, and level of education. More detailed data are available when the annual results of the survey on activity, employment, and unemployment are published. |
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