title: [A discussion about the production and use of data concerning the labor market].
abstract: The authors discuss the production and use of Brazilian labor market data.  Noting improvements in data collection during the 1980s, "this study aims to point out the common points, the differences and the problems of the various data sources [that call] for urgent revisions.  It concludes that any attempt in this way will necessarily lead to a more intense and democratic process of consultation among the producers and...the users...." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001938:Brazil; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D007843:Latin America; D011996:Records; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013020:South America; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Americas; Brazil; Data Adjustment; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Data Sources; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Human Resources; Information; Information Processing; Labor Force; Latin America; Records; Research Methodology; South America