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Methodology for the 2001/02 annual local area Labour Force Survey data
Local area data include the first results of the Welsh Local Labour Force Survey.
Author: David Hastings
Labour Market Trends, vol 111, no 1 ISSN: 1361-4819
Annual local area Labour Force Survey (LFS) data for 2001/02, for the UK, were published on 13 November 2002. This article presents these results, which include data from two boosts to the LFS sample: the Local Labour Force Survey for England (ELLFS) and, for the first time, the Welsh Local Labour Force Survey (WLLFS). The article goes on to explain the means of disseminating local area Labour Force Survey data and the sampling methodology, including how the boosts have reduced sampling variability and lowered publication thresholds.
Estimates of economic activity and employment are published for all but two unitary authorities (UA) and local authority districts in Great Britain, and all except one district council area in Northern Ireland. Reliable estimates of ILO unemployment are available for 140 UK local authorities including every UA in Wales. The highest employment rate was 88 per cent in Welwyn Hatfield and the lowest was about 50 per cent in Strabane.
The data presented in this article are consistent with the latest available population data at the time of production (which were 1998-based projections) and therefore are not consistent with the latest available population estimates for 2001 nor with the national LFS data currently being published
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