Glossary:Labour force survey (LFS)
From Statistics Explained
A labour force survey, abbreviated as LFS, is an inquiry directed to households, designed to obtain information on the labour market and related issues through a series of personal interviews.
The European Union (EU) LFS covers all citizens living in private households and excludes those in collective households, such as boarding houses, residence halls and hospitals. The definitions used are common to all EU Member States and are based on international recommendations by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Further Eurostat information
- Employment and unemployment (Labour Force Survey) (ESMS metadata file - employ_esms)
- Employment and unemployment (LFS) (Eurostat website deciated section)
- Labour Force Survey in the EU, Candidate and EFTA countries - Main characteristics of the 2008 national surveys (publication)
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