Zimbabwe: Zimstat in Labour Force Survey

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Zimbabwe: Zimstat in Labour Force Survey

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) is seeking to find out how Zimbabweans earn their living and get an indication of the percentages of households dependent on work in the formal sector and in informal sectors through a Quarterly Labour Force Survey being conducted in the first two weeks of next month.

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