Mikrocensus 1995, 1. quarter: Labour Force Survey

This Mikrozensus special survey from March 1995 is the first that was conducted wholly according to international standards. For many years the European Union has obligated its member countries to annually conduct a standardised labour force survey in spring. Since 1995 Austria, as a EU-member, has to conduct this survey too. The relevance of this survey lies in the fact that the results on employment and unemployment from the LFS directly influences the financial support Austrian regions receive from the European Union. In addition, the data is also used for other support measures (for instance for certain population groups such as teenagers) and for the European administration’s general need for information.

1995年3月开展的微普查（Mikrozensus）专项调查，是首个完全依照国际标准实施的同类调查。长期以来，欧盟始终要求其成员国于每年春季开展标准化劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey，简称LFS）。1995年起，作为欧盟成员国的奥地利也需执行此项调查。该调查的重要意义在于，劳动力调查所得的就业与失业统计结果，将直接影响奥地利各地区从欧盟获得的财政支持规模。此外，该数据集还可用于其他帮扶举措——例如针对青少年等特定群体的扶持项目——以及满足欧盟行政机构的通用信息需求。