Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter Four, 2010

The <i>Quarterly Labour Force Survey 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. Annual EU LFS datasets from 1999 onwards are also available (see under GN 33399) 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>欧盟统计局季度劳动力调查数据集</i>（Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Datasets）构成<i>欧盟劳动力调查</i>（European Union Labour Force Survey，EU LFS）的英国组分，包含英国季度劳动力调查（由英国数据档案馆以GN 33246编号存档）的核心变量子集，以及欧盟统计局基于所提供核心变量计算生成的一级与二级衍生变量。数据按日期不同分为季节性或日历季度，与英国QLFS季度不具备直接可比性。1999年及以后的年度EU LFS数据集亦可供获取（参见GN 33399），2002年起还提供“专项”模块（每年运行以补充核心EU LFS问卷信息，参见GN 33400）。<br><br>用户需注意，英国数据档案馆提供的LFS欧盟统计局数据集仅涵盖英国数据，不包含其他欧盟国家的数据。关于EU LFS的更多信息可查阅欧盟统计局的<i>欧盟劳动力调查</i>网页（链接见上）。<br><br>英国劳动力调查（LFS）是采用就业、失业及经济不活跃国际定义的结构化信息独特来源，覆盖职业、培训、工作时长及16岁及以上家庭成员个人特征等广泛相关主题。首次LFS于1973年开展，其成果至今仍是该调查持续推进的核心动因之一。欧盟统计局协调欧盟成员国劳动力调查信息，以协助欧盟开展社会基金分配等事务。1984年至1991年间该调查为年度实施，1992年5月起转为季度周期（即QLFS）。更多信息可参见主LFS文档（链接见下文）。<br><br><b>LFS文档（主LFS）</b><br>除EU LFS文档（见下文）外，英国数据档案馆还提供主UK LFS数据集的配套文档，主要包含各文档的最新版本及对应年份的问卷。但LFS文档卷册由英国国家统计局（ONS）定期更新，因此建议用户在开始分析前查阅ONS的<i>LFS用户指南</i>页面（链接见上）。<br><br>