Quality

To monitor the quality of the EU labour force survey (EU-LFS), there is a specific reporting structure which includes the following reports:

Reports on the EU-LFS

The purpose of this quality report is to provide users with a tool for assessing the quality of the statistics which are based on the EU-LFS. It gives a brief description of the survey and a summary of the main quality indicators. These are:

• relevance
• accuracy
• accessibility and clarity
• timeliness and punctuality
• comparability
• coherence

The quality report is updated annually.

Reports on modules

These reports describe the implementation of the survey module and assess the quality of the module's variables. They present some main results and recommendations on how to improve the module for future repetitions.

Reports on national surveys

Dedicated publications cover descriptions of national sample designs and other survey features. This report aims to help users interpret EU-LFS results by providing information on the technical features of the LFS conducted in these countries.

Report to the Council and the Parliament

The EU-LFS regulation requires a regular report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the EU Council on its implementation. These reports are publicly available, the most recent is the report on the implementation of EU regulation 577/98.

Task force reports

• Task force on the quality of the labour force survey (LFS) – final report
• Quality issues regarding the measurement of working time with the labour force survey (LFS) – final report

Metadata

• Employment and unemployment (LFS): Quality management