Labour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Dataset, 1999

The <i>Labour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Datasets</i> form the UK component of the <i>European Union Labour Force Survey</i> (EU LFS), and consist of a subset of core variables from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey (held at the UK Data Archive under GN 33246), alongside primary and secondary derived variables computed by Eurostat from the core variables supplied. The data comprise seasonal or calendar quarters, depending on the date, and are not directly comparable with the UK QLFS quarters. Although all datasets in this series are called 'annual', from 1999-2008 they only include data for quarter two of the survey year, as the questions were only asked in this quarter. From 2009, the questions were asked all year. Quarterly EU LFS datasets from 1999 onwards are also available (see under GN 33366) and 'ad hoc' modules (run each year to supplement the information from the core EU LFS questionnaire) are available from 2002 onwards (see under GN 33400). <br>
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Users should note that the LFS Eurostat datasets available from the UK Data Archive comprise UK data only, and no data from other EU countries are included here. Further information about the EU LFS can be found on the Eurostat <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/EU_labour_force_survey" title="EU Labour Force Survey">EU Labour Force Survey</a> webpage.<br>
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The UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of articulated information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged 16 years and over. The first LFS was conducted in 1973 and continues to be one of the reasons for carrying out the survey. Eurostat co-ordinates information from labour force surveys in the European Union (EU) member states in order to assist the EU in such matters as the allocation of the Social Fund. Between 1984 and 1991 the survey was carried out annually, and moved to a quarterly cycle (the QLFS) from May 1992. Further information may be found in the main LFS documentation (see link below).<br>
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<b>LFS Documentation (main LFS)</b><br>
Besides the EU LFS documentation (see below), documentation is also available to accompany the main UK LFS datasets available from the Archive. This largely consists of the latest version of each document alongside the appropriate questionnaire for the year concerned. However, LFS documentation volumes are updated periodically by ONS, so users are advised to check the ONS <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html" title="LFS User Guidance">LFS User Guidance</a> pages before commencing analysis.<br>
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<i>欧盟统计局劳动力调查年度数据集</i>构成了<i>欧盟劳动力调查</i>（EU LFS）的英国部分，包含英国季度劳动力调查（由英国数据档案馆以GN 33246编号保存）的核心变量子集，以及欧盟统计局根据所提供核心变量计算得出的一级和二级衍生变量。数据包含季节性或日历季度（取决于日期），与英国QLFS季度不直接可比。尽管本系列所有数据集均被称为“年度”，但1999-2008年期间仅包含调查年度第二季度的数据，因为相关问题仅在该季度询问；2009年起，问题全年均可询问。1999年及以后的欧盟劳动力调查季度数据集（见GN 33366）和2002年及以后的临时模块（每年开展以补充核心欧盟劳动力调查问卷的信息，见GN 33400）也可供使用。<br><br>用户需注意，英国数据档案馆提供的劳动力调查欧盟统计局数据集仅包含英国数据，不涵盖其他欧盟国家的数据。有关欧盟劳动力调查的更多信息，请访问欧盟统计局<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/EU_labour_force_survey" title="EU Labour Force Survey">欧盟劳动力调查</a>网页。<br><br>英国劳动力调查（LFS）是提供详细信息的独特来源，涵盖就业、失业及经济不活跃的国际定义，以及职业、培训、工作时长及16岁及以上家庭成员的个人特征等广泛相关主题。首次劳动力调查于1973年开展，至今仍是开展该调查的原因之一。欧盟统计局协调欧盟成员国劳动力调查的信息，以协助欧盟开展社会基金分配等相关工作。1984年至1991年期间，该调查为年度开展，1992年5月起转为季度周期（即英国QLFS）。更多信息可参见主要劳动力调查文档（见下文链接）。<br><br><b>劳动力调查文档（主要劳动力调查）</b><br>除欧盟劳动力调查文档（见下文）外，档案馆还提供英国主要劳动力调查数据集的配套文档，主要包括各文档的最新版本及相关年份的对应问卷。然而，英国国家统计局（ONS）会定期更新劳动力调查文档卷册，因此建议用户在开始分析前查看英国国家统计局<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html" title="LFS User Guidance">LFS用户指南</a>页面。<br><br>