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Labour Force Survey: interim reweighting 2007
Outlines the reasons for making revisions and the impact of new population figures on headline labour market indicators
Authors: Matthew Hughes, Nick Palmer
Economic & Labour Market Review, vol 2, no 1, pp 49-53. ISSN: 1751-8334
On 14 November 2007, the Office for National Statistics published revised Labour Force Survey (LFS) aggregate results in the Labour Market Statistics First Release to take account of the latest available population estimates. This article firstly describes the various new and revised population estimates and the time periods affected. This is supported by tables and charts illustrating the changes at both the total level and by age group.
An outline of the reasons for making the revisions and of the basic methodology is then followed by a summary of how the new population figures impacted on the headline labour market indicators, that is, the measures of UK employment, unemployment and economic activity. Analysis is also provided of the revisions to the population estimates by Government Office Region.
Published in web format: 14 January 2008 at 9:30 am
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