Quarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2000 : Local Area Data

UKDA study number:4316

Series Title

Labour Force Survey Series

Principal Investigators

Office for National Statistics. Socio-Economic Division
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit

Sponsors

Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland. Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

May 2002 (2nd Edition)

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Office for National Statistics. Socio-Economic Division and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit, Quarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2000 : Local Area Data [computer file]. 2nd Edition. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], May 2002. SN: 4316 , http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4316-1

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4316 . Quarterly Labour Force Survey, June - August, 2000 : Local Area Data

Series:

Labour Force Survey Series

Depositor:

Office for National Statistics

Principal Investigators:

Office for National Statistics. Socio-Economic Division

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Central Survey Unit

Sponsors:

Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland. Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Abstract:

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) has been carried out in the UK since 1973. From 1973 until 1983 the survey was carried out biennially, and from 1984 until 1991 it was conducted annually. In 1992 the quarterly LFS was introduced. For full background and methodological information users should refer to the main Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) series (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under GN 33246).

The Local Area Data series was produced quarterly alongside the main QLFS from 1992-2006, and included aggregated data on employment, economic activity and related subjects, covering Local Authority Districts (LADs), Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs), and their Scottish and Welsh equivalents. From 1992 until August 1997, the data covered Great Britain, and from September 1997 data from Northern Ireland were added. The Local Area Data were also available as an annual database between 1994-1995 and 1999-2000, for LADs at individual level, but these are no longer produced.

LFS move from seasonal to calendar quarters
In accordance with EU regulations, the LFS moved from seasonal (spring, summer, autumn, winter) quarters to calendar quarters (January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December) in 2006. The last seasonal Local Area Data dataset issued was the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2005 - February, 2006: Local Area Data (SN 5392), and the first calendar quarter dataset was the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2006: Local Area Data (SN 5393). Users should note that there is some overlap between these two datasets. Further information on the seasonal to calendar quarter change and its impact on LFS data may be found in the following online article:
Madouros, V. (2006) Impact of the switch from seasonal to calendar quarters in the Labour Force Survey, London: ONS.

LFS Documentation
The User Guides available with the UK Data Archive's LFS studies are those available at the time of deposit. Users can access the updated guides online via the ONS LFS User Guide pages.
For the second edition of this dataset (May 2002), the data were regrossed according to the new population estimates described above.

Main Topics:

The Local Area Data files contain approximately 100 variables covering the following subjects: employment by age group; employees; self-employed; economic activity; employment by industrial sector; ethnic minority economic activity; persons in full-time education; qualifications; job-related training.

Coverage:

Dates of Fieldwork: June 2000 - August 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial Units: (A)Counties; (B)Local Authority Districts; (C)Training and Enterprise Council/Local Enterprise Company Areas; (E)Scottish Regional Councils; (F)Government Office Regions
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Aggregate (macro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: All persons normally resident in private households in the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling Procedures: Simple random sample
see documentation for details
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials; compiled using QLFS data
Weighting: No weighting variable present in the data files; see documentation for details of main QLFS weighting

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Government, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: govsurveys@esds.ac.uk

Date of First Release:

26 June 2001

Date of Latest Release:

28 May 2002 ( 2nd Edition )

Copyright:

Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

File last updated:

8 October 2012