Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter Two, 2008

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>构成《欧盟劳动力调查》（EU LFS）的英国部分，包含英国季度劳动力调查（由英国数据档案库以GN 33246编号保存）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得出的一级和二级衍生变量。数据包含季节性或日历季度（具体取决于日期），且与英国季度劳动力调查（QLFS）的季度数据不具有直接可比性。1999年及以后的年度欧盟劳动力调查（EU LFS）数据集亦可供获取（详见GN 33399编号下内容），2002年及以后的“专项”模块（每年运行以补充欧盟劳动力调查（EU LFS）核心问卷信息）同样可获取（详见GN 33400编号下内容）。<br>
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用户需注意，英国数据档案库提供的劳动力调查欧盟统计局数据集仅包含英国数据，不含其他欧盟国家的数据。关于欧盟劳动力调查（EU LFS）的更多信息可查阅欧盟统计局<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/EU_labour_force_survey" title="欧盟劳动力调查">欧盟劳动力调查</a>网页。<br>
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英国劳动力调查（LFS）是采用就业、失业及经济非活动人口国际定义的结构化信息的独特来源，涵盖职业、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。首次劳动力调查（LFS）于1973年开展，至今仍是持续实施该调查的动因之一。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事务。1984年至1991年间，该调查为年度开展，1992年5月起转为季度周期（即季度劳动力调查，QLFS）。更多信息可查阅主要劳动力调查文档（详见下文链接）。<br>
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<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（EU LFS）文档（详见下文）外，英国数据档案库提供的主要英国劳动力调查数据集亦附有配套文档。这些文档主要包含各文件的最新版本及相关年份的对应问卷。然而，劳动力调查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="劳动力调查用户指南">劳动力调查用户指南</a>页面。<br>
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