Labour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Dataset, 2005

The <i>Labour Force Survey Annual 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. Although all datasets in this series are called 'annual', from 1999-2008 they only include data for quarter two of the survey year, as the questions were only asked in this quarter. From 2009, the questions were asked all year. Quarterly EU LFS datasets from 1999 onwards are also available (see under GN 33366) 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>欧盟统计局年度劳动力调查数据集</i> 为《欧盟劳动力调查（European Union Labour Force Survey, EU LFS）》的英国分支数据集，其数据来源于英国季度劳动力调查（UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey）的核心变量子集（该数据集存档于英国数据档案馆，编号为GN 33246），同时包含欧盟统计局根据提交的核心变量计算得到的一级与二级衍生变量。本数据按日期分为季节季度或日历年季度，且无法与英国季度劳动力调查的季度直接对比。尽管本系列所有数据集均冠以“年度”之名，但1999年至2008年间，数据集仅包含调查年度第二季度的数据——因相关问卷仅在该季度发放。2009年起，问卷改为全年发放。1999年起的季度欧盟劳动力调查数据集亦可获取（详见GN 33366）；2002年起推出的专项补充模块（每年开展，用于补充欧盟劳动力调查核心问卷的信息）也已上线（详见GN 33400）。<br>
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用户须知：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。关于欧盟劳动力调查的更多信息，可查阅欧盟统计局的<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。<br>
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英国劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey, LFS）是采用国际统一标准的就业、失业与经济非活动状态定义的独特信息来源，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广泛相关主题。该调查于1973年首次开展，并持续沿用至今。欧盟统计局负责协调欧盟成员国的劳动力调查信息，以协助欧盟开展社会基金分配等相关工作。1984年至1991年间，调查按年度开展；1992年5月起，转为季度调查周期（即英国季度劳动力调查，QLFS）。更多详细信息可查阅主要LFS文档（见下方链接）。<br>
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<b>LFS文档（主要LFS）</b><br>
除欧盟LFS文档（见下文）外，英国数据档案馆提供的英国本土主要LFS数据集也附带配套文档。此类文档主要包含对应年度的最新版文件及相应问卷。不过英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics, ONS）会定期更新LFS文档卷，因此建议用户在开展分析前，先查阅英国国家统计局的<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html" title="LFS用户指南">LFS用户指南</a>页面。<br>
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