Northern Ireland Labour Force Survey
The NI Labour Force Survey (LFS) is
carried out by the Central Survey Unit (CSU) of the Northern Ireland Research
and Statistics Agency (NISRA) on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade
and Investment (DETI). The NI LFS is closely related to the GB LFS. It is a
quarterly sample survey of households living at private addresses. Its purpose
is to provide information on the labour market that can then be used to develop,
manage, evaluate and report on labour market policies.
DETI are responsible for ensuring that the survey is conducted in Northern Ireland
and carry out the analysis and interpretation of the data. CSU manage the fieldwork.
The questionnaire is provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on
a quarterly basis and amended for Northern Ireland by CSU.
The current quarterly LFS has been running in Northern Ireland since December
1994. The survey was first carried out in Northern Ireland in 1973 and was repeated
biennially from 1973 to 1983. From 1984 to 1994 an annual survey was conducted
and results referred to the spring months of each year.
Results from the Northern Ireland Labour Force Survey feed into the UK figures
but are also analysed at Northern Ireland level.
Detailed information from the Northern
Ireland Statistics and Research Agency web site
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