[CH] Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS)

Full name of the series in original language

Schweizerische Arbeitskräfteerhebung (SAKE) / Enquête suisse sur la population active (ESPA)

Abstract

The main purpose of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS) is to provide information about the structure of the labour force and employment behaviour patterns. Dynamic aspects of the labour market could also be examined, since participants are interviewed four times over a period of one and a half year.
According to yearly modules, additional themes are also addressed :
- Continuous Education and Training (1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009)
- Mobility and Migration (1998, 2001, 2003, 2008)
- Social Security (2002, 2005, 2008)
- Unpaid Work (1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010)
- Reconciliation between work and family life (2005)

Conducted annually until 2009, SLFS has become continuous since 2010, generating quarterly and annually results and datasets.
Since 2003, the survey has also included an additional sample of foreign nationals.

Geographic coverage

Switzerland

Notes

Strict adherence to international definitions allows Swiss data to be compared with other LFS data of EU countries.

Time method

Longitudinal

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up

Time period

1991 => 2011

Types of available microdata

Consistency type

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Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students	N/A	N/A	N/A
PhD students	N/A	N/A	N/A
Researchers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Foreign researchers	N/A	N/A	N/A

Access mode

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Online access	N/A	N/A	N/A
For download	N/A	N/A	N/A
Onsite access	N/A	N/A	N/A
Remote access	N/A	N/A	N/A
Remote execution	N/A	N/A	N/A

Update date

15/09/2021