Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide

Latest release

This is a reference guide for Labour Force Survey (LFS) standard products

Reference period
June 2016

Information about this product

Purpose

The Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide is a reference guide for users of standard Labour Force Survey products, including:

This guide will be updated as changes occur to Labour Force Survey standard products.

​​​​​​​How to use the guide

This guide is divided into two sections:

  • Section 1. Labour Force Survey standard product data
     

The first section alphabetically lists and explains the data items in Labour Force Survey standard products.

  • Section 2. Detailed information on Labour Force Survey standard products
     

The second section lists the Labour Force Survey standard products and specifies the data items contained within each spreadsheet and datacube.

​​​​​​​Further information

If you require further information about the information in this guide, or about labour force data in general, please contact Labour Force Estimates on 02 6252 6525 or email labourforce@abs.gov.au.

Concepts and data items

This section contains definitions for the concepts and data items published in Labour Force Survey standard products from June 2016.

More detailed information is published in Labour Statistics: Concepts Sources and Methods (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001), describing the history of changes to the Labour Force Survey and the alignment of concepts and data items to conceptual frameworks and international definitions.

Concepts and data items A

Concepts and data items B - E

Concepts and data items F - K

Concepts and data items L - N

Concepts and data items O - S

Concepts and data items T - Z

Detailed information on products

Statistics from the Labour Force Survey are released in two stages.

Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) is the first release. This product includes final Australia, state and territory level statistics on:

  • employment
  • unemployment
  • underemployment
  • underutilisation
  • participation
  • aggregate monthly and quarterly hours worked and
  • gross flows.
     

Information is presented in a pdf summary publication, spreadsheets and a datacube (gross flows).

The second release of data occurs one week later in Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001). This publication includes spreadsheets and datacubes with additional detail relating to the estimates published in Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0).

Additional information is collected in the Labour Force Survey each February, May, August, and November. This information is published with the second release of data for these months in Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003). These products contain spreadsheets and datacubes only.

Prior to February 2009, all spreadsheets relating to Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) were released in Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets (cat. no. 6202.0.55.001).

Detailed information on products - Labour force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)

Detailed information on products - Labour force, Australia detailed electronic delivery (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001)

Detailed information on products - Labour force, Australia detailed - quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003)

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6103.0.

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