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Known quality information affecting labour market data from Census 2021 in England and Wales to help users correctly interpret the statistics.
Response rates, sample size and quality assessment of the Office for National Statistics quarterly Labour Force Survey.
Examining differences between Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) on the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) and in the results of the Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) in 2021.
Labour Force Survey (LFS) person-weighted datasets use a roll-forward imputation method. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic an alternative imputation method that might better cope with the unprecedented labour market circumstances was explored. This article highlights the impact of using this alternative method on main labour market estimates over the periods between January to March 2018 and June to August 2022.
Methodology article explaining the methods used to derive monthly employee and earnings estimates from Pay as You Earn Real Time Information (PAYE RTI) administrative data. The article also includes comparisons with ONS’s official sources of labour market data.
Explains how missing information for identifying someone as not in education, employment or training (NEET) is appropriated based on individual characteristics.
The strengths and weaknesses of the main data sources we use to produce the labour market figures, including the advantages of new administrative data sources and limitations of some of our published figures.
A joint Office for National Statistics – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development exploration of international differences in the methodologies used to measure non-market output and analysis of the implications for international comparisons of gross domestic product during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
During normal operation, Labour Force Survey (LFS) person-weighted datasets use a roll-forward imputation. This article discusses an alternative imputation method that might better cope with the unprecedented labour market circumstances brought about in the pandemic and highlights the impact on main labour market estimates.
The Labour Force Survey National Statistics Quality Review was published in February 2014. This article provides an update on progress against the recommendations.