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Labour Force Survey (Person)

Population Size

100,000

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2002

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

1-2 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

The primary purpose of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is "providing good quality point in time and change estimates for various labour market outputs and related topics” (National Statistics Quality Review (NSQR) of Labour Force Survey 2014).

Documentation

The primary purpose of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is "providing good quality point in time and change estimates for various labour market outputs and related topics” (National Statistics Quality Review (NSQR) of Labour Force Survey 2014). The labour market covers all aspects of people's work, including the education and training needed to equip them for work, the jobs themselves, job-search for those out of work and income from work and benefits.  Output from the LFS is quarterly since 1992. Each quarter’s sample is made up of 5 waves. The sample is made up of approximately 40,000 responding UK households and 100,000 individuals per quarter. This dataset includes only individual responses. Respondents are interviewed for 5 successive waves at 3-monthly intervals and 20% of the sample is replaced every quarter. The LFS is intended to be representative of the entire population of the UK.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Dataset population size

100000

Associated media

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/labourforcesurveylfsqmi

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Approximately 100,000 individuals surveyed each quarter

100000

count

10 Nov 2020

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Study

Source of data extraction

Electronic survey

Collection source setting

Other

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Quarterly

Version

4.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

10/11/2020

Citation Requirements

Office for National Statistics

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2002

Time lag

2-6 months

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Minimum age range

16

Maximum age range

150

Follow-up

Other

Accessibility

Language

en

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

STATA

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme

Time to dataset access

1-2 months

Access request cost

Available at no cost at the point of use

Access method category

Direct access

Access service description

The Office for National Statistics Secure Research Service (SRS) gives accredited researchers secure access to de-identified, unpublished data in order to work on research projects for the public good. Most datasets are available to access through remote access to the SRS. In some instances, the data can only be accessed from an approved safe setting. For more information,visit: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme

Jurisdiction

GB-GBN

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

Ethics approval required,Institution-specific restrictions,Not for profit use,Publication required

Data Controller

Office for National Statistics

Data Processor

Office for National Statistics

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Other

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