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Review of the Labour Force Survey design

The ABS is currently conducting a review of the Labour Force Survey, including survey outputs, the survey rotation pattern, and survey design. This review has been prompted by the quality limitations of some of the more detailed data from the survey.

This review will explore the possibilities of releasing Labour Force Survey key aggregate data monthly, and the remaining data quarterly. This would allow the ABS to reduce the number of products that are currently being released, while still producing high quality estimates for key series.

Before undertaking any changes the ABS will be producing a discussion paper in the next few months, which will consider different output strategies. The aim of the paper is to generate discussion among clients as part of the consultation process.

If you are interested in the changes being proposed and would like a copy of the discussion paper, please contact us on (02) 6252 7206 or email labour.statistics@abs.gov.au