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.

挪威统计局（Statistics Norway）自1972年第一季度起，正式开展季度劳动力调查（Labor Force Surveys，简称AKU）。本调查旨在为劳动主管部门及其他相关机构提供人口职业结构及其随时间演变的发展态势，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的调查流程为：受访者首先在连续两个季度接受访谈，随后间隔两个季度，再对受访者进行连续两个季度的回访。1988年之前，每季度样本量约为10000至11000名受访者。1975年劳动力调查是完整开展的第4次年度AKU调查。最初，AKU计划作为基于保险基金参保数据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核心的权威数据来源。

1975年，挪威统计局（SSB，Statistics Norway）制定了本次调查的抽样方案，详见第37条《访谈调查办公室样本使用规范》（挪威统计局，Steinar Tamsfoss）与SES 33号文件《挪威统计局抽样调查所采用的抽样方法》（Ib Thomsen）。与此同时，全国总人口数据的加权推算方法得到调整，使得自1975年起区域样本量能够满足分析需求。1975年的重组使得访谈分组方式较前后时期发生变化，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经过小幅修订的问卷，并回归至最初的6季度轮换周期。新问卷能够更精准地识别临时离岗人员与家庭帮工，这使得就业统计人数增加约30000至35000人。无劳动收入的求职者群体范畴也得到扩展，将非自愿下岗人员纳入其中。原问卷中关于就业不足与过度就业的相关问题被删除。