1. Task Force on Labour Market Areas
Item 3.4 of the agenda
Oliver Heiden
Eurostat Unit E4

2. Announcement of LMA Task Force
Purpose
Follow-up Eurostat commitment to explore the field of functional regions
Follow-up the results of the Study on harmonised Labour Market Areas (2012)
Take advantage of the initiative in some Member States (connected to fresh Census data)
Aim: conclude with a harmonised methodology for the next WP (2014)
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3. LMA Task Force Schedule
18th November 2013
Draw conclusions from the Study on harmonised LMA for NSIs
24th February 2014
Draft a preliminary proposal for a harmonised methodology
16th June 2014
Finalise the proposal of the LMA methodology
WP 2014
Present the methodology to the WP and ask for approval
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4. Working Party on Regional Statistics and Rural Development
Next steps
Members of the Working Party are requested to
Inform colleagues in the NSIs
Discuss participation or other contribution
Signal interest (written) in participating
Members shall be experts in the field
Make sure that participants can contribute
Eurostat
Invite 6-9 participants ensuring
Balanced geographical coverage,
Inclusion of both beginner and expert countries,
Countries representing different methods.
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5. Thank you for your attention!
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