Labour Force Survey 1976, 3. quarter

Statistics Norway has carried out official quarterly Labor Force Surveys (AKU) from 1 quarter 1972. The purpose is to provide the labor authorities and others with the occupational structure of population and development over time. The surveys will provide the basis and statistical material for occupational forecasting and labor market research. In the AKU respondents are first interviewed in two consecutive quarters, then there is a delay of two quarters, and then the respondent are interviewed again for two consecutive quarters. The sample was approximately 10- 11,000 respondents each quarter until 1988. Labour Force Survey 1975 is the fourth complete annual AKU. Originally it was intended that the AKU would be an analytical supplement to the monthly employment statistics which were based on the insurance fund membership. The health insurance-based statistics, however fell away when health insurance was included in the National Insurance Scheme from 1 January 1971. AKU has gradually evolved to become the main source of knowledge about the labor market of the state. In 1975 the SSB on the sampling plan for the surveys, see Art.37: About the use of samples at the office for interview surveys, Statistics Norway (Steinar Tamsfoss), and SES 33: Sampling Methods Applied by Statistics Norways sample surveys (Ib Thomsen). Meanwhile, the method of estimation for inflating the national figures changed, so that there are adequate numbers of regions from 1975. The reorganization in 1975 meant that the interview was carried out differently in groups than before and after. This meant, among other things, a break in the panel structure of the AKU. The Labour Force Survey 1976 adopted a slightly modified questionnaire and came back to the original 6-quarters rotation schedule. The new questionnaire meant that people in the group, and family workers temporarily absent from work was identified in a better way. This resulted in approximately 30 to 35,000 more were counted as employed. The group of job seekers without earned income was also expanded to include involuntarily laid off. The questions about the under- and overemployment in the original form was deleted.

挪威统计总局（Statistics Norway）自1972年第一季度起开展官方季度劳动力调查（AKU，Labor Force Surveys）。本次调查旨在为劳动力主管部门及其他相关机构提供人口职业结构及其随时间的演变态势，为职业预测与劳动力市场研究提供基础依据与统计素材。
AKU的受访样本轮换机制为：受访者首先连续两个季度接受访问，随后间隔两个季度，再连续两个季度接受回访。1988年之前，每季度样本量约为10000至11000名受访者。1975年的劳动力调查是完整开展的第4次年度AKU调查。
AKU最初计划作为基于保险基金参保人员的月度就业统计的分析补充。但1971年1月健康保险被纳入国民保险体系后，基于健康保险的统计方案被废止。此后AKU逐步演进为该国劳动力市场相关知识的核心数据源。
1975年，挪威统计总局（SSB，Statistics Norway）制定了本次调查的抽样方案，相关规范参见《访谈调查办公室样本使用规范》（Statistics Norway，Steinar Tamsfoss）第37条，以及《挪威统计总局抽样调查应用抽样方法》（Ib Thomsen）第SES 33号文件。同时，全国数据的推算估算方法得到调整，自1975年起可提供足够细分的区域统计数据。1975年的机构重组使得受访组的访谈流程相较于前后时期发生变化，这也导致AKU的面板结构出现中断。
1976年的劳动力调查采用了小幅修订的问卷，并回归最初的6季度轮换周期。新问卷能够更好地识别临时离岗的团体用工及家庭用工人员，由此使得就业统计人数增加约30000至35000人。同时，无薪酬求职者群体的范围被扩大至非自愿下岗人员，原版问卷中关于就业不足与过度就业的相关问题则被删除。