Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter Three, 2009

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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《欧盟统计局季度劳动力调查数据集》为**欧盟劳动力调查（European Union Labour Force Survey，简称EU LFS）**的英国组成部分，其数据源自英国季度劳动力调查的核心变量子集（该数据集由英国数据档案馆（UK Data Archive）以GN 33246编号存档），同时包含欧盟统计局（Eurostat）根据提交的核心变量计算得到的一级衍生变量与二级衍生变量。该数据集的统计周期为季度，具体分为季调季度与自然季度，依数据发布日期而定，且无法与英国季度劳动力调查（QLFS）的季度直接进行比对。1999年及以后的欧盟劳动力调查年度数据集亦可获取（存档编号GN 33399）；2002年及以后的“专项模块”（每年开展，用于补充欧盟劳动力调查核心问卷的信息）数据同样可获取（存档编号GN 33400）。

用户需注意，英国数据档案馆提供的欧盟统计局劳动力调查数据集仅包含英国本土数据，未纳入其他欧盟成员国的数据。如需了解欧盟劳动力调查的更多信息，可访问欧盟统计局的<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>官方网页。

英国劳动力调查（UK Labour Force Survey，简称LFS）是一套兼具系统性与权威性的独特信息来源，其采用国际通用的就业、失业及经济非活动人口定义，涵盖职业、培训、工作时长以及16岁及以上家庭成员的个人特征等多类相关主题。首次英国劳动力调查于1973年开展，且该调查至今仍是开展劳动力统计工作的重要依据之一。欧盟统计局负责协调欧盟成员国劳动力调查的相关信息，以助力欧盟开展社会基金分配等相关工作。1984年至1991年间，该调查以年度为周期开展，自1992年5月起转为季度调查模式（即英国季度劳动力调查，QLFS）。如需了解更多信息，可查阅英国劳动力调查核心文档（详见下文链接）。

**英国劳动力调查核心文档**
除欧盟劳动力调查文档（详见下文）外，英国数据档案馆提供的英国劳动力调查核心数据集也附带相关文档，此类文档主要包含对应年度的最新版文件与配套问卷。但英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics，简称ONS）会定期更新劳动力调查文档，因此建议用户在开展分析前，先访问英国国家统计局的<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html" title="英国劳动力调查用户指南">英国劳动力调查用户指南</a>页面。