Summary

Research and findings from testing of an online first, mixed-mode prototype Labour Market Survey as part of ongoing research from the ONS Census and Data Collection Transformation Programme. These are experimental estimates from data collected between October 2018 to April 2019.

Data

• Employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 years and over and aged from 16 to 64 years (not seasonally adjusted)

  The comparative headline estimates for the Labour Market Survey research findings and the current Labour Forcey Survey for employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for people aged 16 years and over and aged from 16 to 64 years (not seasonally adjusted).

• Full-time, part-time and temporary workers (not seasonally adjusted)

  The comparative estimates for the Labour Market Survey research findings and the current Labour Force Survey for people in full-time, part-time and temporary work (not seasonally adjusted).

• Educational status and labour market status for people aged from 16 to 24 years (not seasonally adjusted)

  The comparative estimates for the Labour Market Survey research findings and the current Labour Force Survey for people aged from 16 to 24 years in full-time education and people not in full-time education (not seasonally adjusted).

• Actual weekly hours worked (not seasonally adjusted)

  The comparative estimates for the Labour Market Survey research findings and the current Labour Force Survey for actual weekly hours worked by people (not seasonally adjusted).

Methodology

• Labour Market Survey: comparative estimates report

  This report provides a comparison of core labour market outputs from the Labour Market Survey Statistical Test and the Labour Force Survey over the same period (November 2018 to January 2019). It highlights methodological differences and similarities and provides some commentary on the comparability of such figures, as well as recommendations for future research.

• Labour Market Survey: technical report

  Technical design of the Labour Market Survey Statistical Test, comparing the Labour Market Survey prototype and the Labour Force Survey. Includes response rates and paradata collected throughout the Statistical Test.

• Labour Market Survey: research and results overview

  Summary of findings from each Labour Markey Survey Statistical Test report as well as an overview of the purpose of the test, information on the survey design, and the work that will follow on from the results.

• Labour Market Survey: characteristics report

  The characteristic profile of the responding sample to the Labour Market Survey, providing the first available evidence on the socio-demographic composition for the transformed, mixed-mode survey.

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