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European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics Helsinki, 3-6 May 2010
Improving the quality of the Labour Force Survey: from words to action
Nicola Massarelli - [email protected]
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F2010 or the LFS?
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Ferrari in the '50s
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Number of recommendations by type and topic (from the TF on the quality of the LFS)
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2
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9
Samplingdesign and
sampling errors
Weightingschemes
Non-response Interviewersand fieldworkorganization
Survey modesand
questionnaire
Information forusers
Coherence Comparabilityof employment
andunemployment
statistics
Relevance ofILO concepts
of employmentand
unemployment
Timeliness andPunctuality
Other=12 recommendations
Eurostat=9 recommendations
Reference=8 recommendations
Priorities=14 recommendations
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Main features of the implementation strategy for MS
1. National self-assessment against the recommendations
2. National action plan (NAP)
3. Support group
4. National coordinators
5. Sharing experiences
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Number of deviating countries per recommendation Average by topic (recommendations to MS only)
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14
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Sampling designand sampling
errors
Weightingschemes
Non-response Interviewers andfieldwork
organization
Survey modesand
questionnaire
Information forusers
Coherence Comparability ofemployment andunemployment
statistics
Timeliness andPunctuality
N. of deviations (271 in total)
N. of planned activities (166 in total)
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Recommendations to Eurostat
1. To clarify parts of the legal text governing the LFS
2. To harmonize some of the main quality indicators
3. To develop comparable new labour market indicators
4. To undertake the necessary steps to improve the timeliness of the survey results and to establish a release calendar
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Conclusions: key factors to success
Clear objectives and a sound strategy
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ResourcesThe human factor
Competence
Knowledge sharing
Commitment
The right degree of ambition
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THANK YOU