The modules of the EU Labour Force Survey Luis del Barrio Estat-F2 “Labour Market Statistics” Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Structure of this presentation 3 parts: The LFS and its modules Data on the LFS modules in New Cronos Treatment of user requests Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Part I: LFS and its modules Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010 LFS: Basic features Historically, annual survey run in spring ‘spring data’ available from 1983 for some countries Quarterly, continuous survey since 1998 - 2005, depending on country Mostly targeted to measure labour market participation Also other variables > 100 variables available Slight changes as time passes Supplemented by modules on specific subjects since 1999 Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

LFS: features (continued) 2 Key features: LFS has quarterly, annual and ‘multi-annual’ variables Annual results from quarterly variables possible too: ‘annual averages’ and ‘annual data’ Modules: multi-annual Eurostat gets access to microdata from NSIs Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010 LFS ad-hoc modules Up to 11 variables for specific subjects, some multi-annual pattern: 1999: Accidents at work and occupational diseases (F5) 2000: Transition from school to working life (F4) 2001: Length and patterns of working time 2002: Employment of disabled people (F5) 2003: Lifelong learning (F4) 2004: Work organisation and working-time arrangements 2005: Reconciliation between work and family life 2006: Transition from work into retirement 2007: Accidents at work and work-related health problems (F5) 2008: Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants (F1 and F2) Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

LFS ad-hoc modules (cont.) 2009: Transition from school to working life (F4) 2010: Reconciliation between work and family life 2011: Employment of disabled people (F5) 2012: Transition from work into retirement 2013: Accidents at work and occupational diseases (F5) 2014: Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants (F1 and F2) 2015: Work organisation and working-time arrangements Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Metadata on LFS and its modules: CIRCA http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsis/employment/info/data/eu_lfs/index.htm Main entries on the LFS: Basic concepts and definitions List of variables (database description) Publication guidelines Developments and organisation of the survey Specific to the modules: Questionnaires Other entries: Legal basis (LFS Regulations) Other metadata: classifications, publications … You can use it yourselves or point users there Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Metadata on LFS and its modules: Dedicated section http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/employment_unemployment_lfs/introduction This is easier accessible and better suited for general users but offers less detail than the circa site. It is part of the wider labour market dedicated section: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/labour_market/introduction Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Part II: Data on modules offer in New Cronos Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Structure of New Cronos tree 5 groups of data, 1 to data on modules: Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010 Ad-hoc modules Published annually Work in progress to publish 2001, 2007 and 2008 1999 module published by unit F5 (Health) (see next slide) Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010 1999 module Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Part III: User requests Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010 LFS microdata Eurostat receives LFS microdata We can combine variables at wish We can produce different indicators than in New Cronos Huge flexibility to exploit information How much detail we can offer? Reliability limits Confidentiality rules Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Publication guidelines: reliability Reliability limits Data below certain thresholds are unreliable We can deliver data to users but they can not publish It is OK if they aggregate the data before publication Reliability thresholds depend on country and year Between 500 persons (CY) and 10.000 persons (UK) Data flagged ‘a’ or ‘b’. Data ‘a’ not to be published Data ‘b’ published in a special way Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Publication guidelines: confidentiality Confidentiality limits: Data based on 3 or less sample units risk to unveil privacy of people Corresponds approx to 200-400 estimated persons Data flagged ‘c’. Data not to be distributed to users Data deleted from files (exceptions: DGs or Agencies) Observations: Not possible to know beforehand if an extraction will have data deleted Several iterations may be needed. More work. Users could get different totals than in New Cronos Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010

Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010 Thank you Contact: Luis.del-Barrio@ec.europa.eu Workshop "Best practices exchanges". 26th - 27th January 2010