Understanding Labour Force Survey Variability for the Basin-Boundary Region

Labour market information is highly valuable to stakeholders in the public service, private enterprise and non-profit sectors. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) data helps form educational and labour policy, business plans, and strategic plans. Many stakeholders from a diverse spectrum of interests rely on FLS data for planning purposes. There are a number of issues with the LFS accuracy when dealing with smaller population regions. These impacts are ampilfied when we break-down results for our region by characteristics such as sector or nature of employment (i.e. part-time vs. full-time jobs). This brief discusses the sources and impacts of LFS sampling variability (statistical accuracy).

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