Virtual Bookshelf - Labour Force Survey Historical Quarterly Supplement - Seasonal quarters (Discontinued)
As of 17 May 2006 the Labour Force Survey (LFS) has moved from seasonal to calendar quarters. Please read the Technical note for further information.
The Labour Force Survey Historical Quarterly Supplement is a series of tables containing comprehensive historical results from the quarterly Labour Force Survey.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a continuous sample survey carried out throughout the United Kingdom by interviewing people about personal circumstances and work. It provides a rich and vital source of information about the labour force using internationally agreed concepts and definitions. The LFS in the UK forms part of a harmonised set of
comparable surveys carried out in each country of the European Union.
The Social and Vital Statistics Division of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) carries out the questionnaire design, sample selection and interviewing for the LFS in Great Britain which analyses and publishes the results of the survey. In Northern Ireland, the LFS is
conducted by Central Survey Unit.
The LFS sample is selected on a systematic, unclustered basis and includes some 56,000 private addresses throughout the United Kingdom every quarter, with questions covering students living away from home in halls of residence; a sample of people living in NHS accommodation are also interviewed. Details of the labour force and other characteristics of around 105,000 people aged 16 and over are collected every quarter; basic personal details are also collected for around 28,000 children aged under 16.
