Labour Force Survey (LFS), 2014https://doi.org/10.7929/ISSDA/QLXBHMCentral Statistics Office (CSO)ISSDA2025-06-272025-06-27T09:40:27ZThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a large-scale, nationwide survey of households in Ireland conducted by the Central Statistics Office. It is designed to produce quarterly labour force estimates that include the official measure of employment and unemployment in the state (ILO basis). This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The QNHS began in September 1997, replacing the annual April Labour Force Survey (LFS).<br> <br> Each quarter the LFS produces data among others on:<br> <br> Numbers unemployed<br> Persons in employment<br> Labour force participation rates<br> Inactive population (not in the labour force)<br> Sectoral breakdown (Nace Rev. 2) of those in employment<br> Breakdown of headline data by age, sex and region<br> Persons in employment classified by occupation<br> Seasonally adjusted headline series<br> Data on family compositionSocial SciencesEconomic activityEmploymentEmployment historyIndustriesLabour marketOccupationsUnemploymentEnglish2025-06-27Central Statistics Office (CSO)2014-012014-12Survey dataPopulation groupIreland<b> Data is available to request for non-commercial research and teaching purposes </b><br>For non-commercial research use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/issda/t4media/ISSDA_Data_Request_Form_for_Research_Purposes_Pseudonymised_Datasets.docx">Request Form for Research Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets</a> and email it to: <a href="issda@ucd.ie">issda@ucd.ie</a><br>For teaching use please fill in the ISSDA Data Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets here: <a href="https://www.ucd.ie/issda/t4media/ISSDA_Data_Request_Form_for_Teaching_Purposes_Pseudonymised_Datasets.docx">Request Form for Teaching Purposes - Pseudonymised Datasets</a> and email it to: <a href="issda@ucd.ie">issda@ucd.ie</a><br> Study documentation copyright - Central Statistics Office (CSO)ISSDA may only supply data for use in the EEA and adequacy decision countries.