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Interim LFS estimates consistent with the 2001 Census
The publication plans for, and methodology used to produce, interim estimates for key national aggregates from the LFS.
Authors: David Blunt, Alex Clifton-Fearnside
Labour Market Trends, vol 110, no 12 ISSN: 1361-4819
The results of the 2001 Census showed that previous estimates of the UK population were around one million too high. ONS has published interim revised national mid-year population estimates and will publish final mid-year population estimates for 1982 to 2000 in early 2003.
ONS is producing interim LFS estimates consistent with the 2001 Census for the key national aggregates (the series published in the monthly labour market statistics First Release) so that macroeconomic planners have the most accurate labour market estimates possible. This article describes in detail the methodology used to calculate these interim LFS estimates as well as the publication arrangements.
Until spring 2003 regional LFS data will continue to be published consistent with pre-2001 Census population estimates but will be 'not seasonally adjusted’. The availability of a full set of population mid-year estimates in spring 2003 will enable interim LFS series to be published at regional level which are consistent with the interim national series. A full reweighting of LFS series and databases will be completed by summer 2003.
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