Mikrocensus 1996, 1. quarter: Labour Force Survey

This Mikrozensus special survey from March 1996 is similar to the one from March 1995 - the European Labour Force Survey (LFS). This special program is identical to the one of the previous year was conducted wholly according to international standards. For many years the European Union has obligated its member countries to annually conduct a standardised labour force survey in spring. Since joining the EU 1995, Austria as a EU-member has to conduct this survey too. The relevance of this survey lies in the fact that the results on employment and unemployment from the LFS directly influences the financial support the Austria regions receive from the European Union. In addition, the data is also used for other support measures (for instance for certain population groups such as teenagers) and for the European administration’s general need for information. Therefore, the basis for this survey was laid down in a European policy (Council Directive EWG No. 3711/91 from 16th December 1991 on the conduction of an annual sampling on the labour force in the Union) This directive also states that member countries can make the answering of the survey compulsive for the population. The ÖSTAT nevertheless wants the participation in the survey to remain voluntary.

1996年3月开展的本次微型普查（Mikrozensus）专项调查，与1995年3月的欧洲劳动力调查（European Labour Force Survey, LFS）性质一致。本次专项调查完全遵循国际标准实施，且与上年的调查方案完全相同。多年来，欧盟始终要求各成员国于每年春季开展标准化劳动力调查。奥地利自1995年加入欧盟以来，亦需依规开展此类调查。本次调查的核心价值在于：欧洲劳动力调查（LFS）产出的就业与失业统计结果，将直接决定奥地利各地区从欧盟获得的财政支持额度。此外，该数据集还可用于多项帮扶举措（例如针对青少年等特定群体的帮扶项目），并满足欧盟行政机构的一般性信息需求。本次调查的法律依据源自一项欧盟政策：1991年12月16日发布的《欧盟理事会关于在欧盟范围内开展劳动力年度抽样调查的第3711/91号指令（Council Directive EWG No. 3711/91）》。该指令明确规定，成员国可要求民众强制参与该调查，但奥地利统计局（ÖSTAT）仍希望民众能够自愿参与本次调查。