Labour force sample survey in the Community

This Commission Staff working document accompanies the report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (please refer to the follow-up document COM(2010)0046).

The document assesses Member States’ compliance with the technical requirements of the legislation on the organisation of the labour force sample survey in the Community (‘LFS legislation’).  It examines in details data on the sample and survey characteristics including the definition of unemployment and the twelve principles for formulating the questionnaire.