Labour Force Survey - cross-sectional quarterly data

Istat releases micro data files for research purposes for the labour force survey since I quarter 2009.

The labour force survey is continuous survey; it provides information on the main labour market indicators (employment status, characteristics of the main job, work experiences, job search, etc.), with breakdown by the main socio-demographic variables.

It is worth highlighting  that the survey was modified over time, in particular in 2004, when several changes were introduced concerning  the technique, the methodology, and the data analysis point of view. For these reasons such files are not consistent with the microdata files for the previous periods.

Availability of labour force survey microdata files

Since I quarter 2014:

• standard files are no more released;
• public use files are available, freely downloadable from the Istat website.
• files for research purposes are available, for academic or institutions researchers, subject to the presentation of a research project and its evaluation made by Istat.

For the period 2008-2013:

• standard files are available;
• historical public use files are available, freely downloadable from the Istat website.
• since 2009, files for research purposes are available, for academic or institutions researchers, subject to the presentation of a research project and its evaluation made by Istat.

For the period 1992-2007:

• standard files are available for the period from I quarter 2004 to IV quarter 2007.
• standard files are available for the quarterly labour force survey for the period from IV quarter 1992 to I quarter 2004.

For the period 1977-1992:

• historical public use files are available, freely downloadable from the Istat website.

Metadata

I quarter 2017 | II quarter 2017 | III quarter 2017

I quarter 2016 | II quarter 2016 | III quarter 2016 | IV quarter 2016

I quarter 2015 | II quarter 2015 | III quarter 2015 | IV quarter 2015

I quarter 2014 | II quarter 2014 | III quarter 2014 | IV quarter 2014

I quarter 2013 | II quarter 2013 | III quarter 2013 | IV quarter 2013

I quarter 2012 | II quarter 2012 | III quarter 2012 | IV quarter 2012

I quarter 2011 | II quarter 2011 | III quarter 2011 | IV quarter 2011

I quarter 2010 | II quarter 2010 | III quarter 2010 | IV quarter 2010

I quarter 2009 | II quarter 2009 | III quarter 2009 | IV quarter 2009

Note. On 19 December 2017 microdata files related to the second quarter of 2016 have been updated and now include information related to the “Young people on the labour market”.
On 9 April 2018 the annexes containing the classifications adopted in the quarters of 2017 have been updated.