Stats SA is proud to announce that as of August this year, employment and unemployment statistics will be made available quarterly, instead of the six-monthly release that we've had to date. To mark the birth of the new Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), StatsOnline invites you to register your interest in this publication. In return for your registration, we will send you the first release at embargo to your email box.
Labour market data users would be familiar with the Labour Force Survey (LFS) that was conducted in March and September each year and released six months after the collection period. Over the past two years, Stats SA has re-engineered this survey to collect labour statistics on a quarterly cycle and report these results four weeks after the end of each quarter. Thus we witness the birth of the new labour market survey called the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS).
QLFS results for the first and second quarters of 2008 will be published on 28 August 2008. The historical continuity with previously published labour market results will be facilitated. At the August 28th launch, Stats SA will also publish revised key labour market indicators for previous March surveys as far back as the year 2000. These indicators will be based on link factors computed using the QLFS first quarter results (January to March 2008) and the LFS conducted in parallel in March 2008.
In the build-up to the August launch, Stats SA will post documents on the web pertaining to various aspects of the re-engineering process. We would also like to interact with you on a more personal level. Please tell us who you are by registering your interest in the new QLFS release by clicking here...