LAMAS Working Group 12-13 December 2013 Agenda Item 2.10 Flow statistics frank.espelage@ec.europa.eu Eurostat

Contents First data dissemination by Eurostat Launch of dedicated Task Force 'Flow statistics' Eurostat

First data dissemination by Eurostat Preparation on-going Quarter-on-quarter transition rates between 3 ILO statuses by sex and age group for EU, EA, 5 geographical country groups (25 Member States) from 2010 Q1 to 2013 Q2 Eurostat distributed its Q-Q overlap calculations and flow estimates at country level end of November to countries Eurostat

First data dissemination by Eurostat Dissemination as 'experimental statistics' Together with publication / Statistics Explained article introducing flow statistics, highlighting interesting results Final decision how to present country group differences not taken yet Dissemination planned early 2014 Eurostat

Task Force 'Flow statistics' LAMAS request in previous meeting Aim: overview of current national practices in the area of flow statistics, coordination and harmonisation at ESS level Eurostat proposes to set up a dedicated Task Force 'Flow statistics' with the following mandate: Eurostat

Task Force 'Flow statistics' - mandate The Task Force 'Flow statistics' should provide an overview and assessment of flow statistics methodologies and dissemination content at national level, and identify best practices propose and analyse possible ways forward to allow further flow statistics calculations - levels, individual country results, etc. - at Eurostat (including necessary requirements at national and EU level, transmission of national longitudinal weights to Eurostat,…) Eurostat

Task Force 'Flow statistics' - mandate assess communication issues towards users in case of publication of different flow statistics for individual countries by NSIs and Eurostat suggest standards and recommendations for countries not publishing flow statistics yet, but wishing to do so in the future The TF should meet twice in 2014 and present its final report in the first 2015 LFS LAMAS at the latest. Eurostat

The LAMAS working group is asked to agree on setting up a TF 'Flow statistics' comment and agree on its mandate express its interest in taking part in the TF Eurostat

Exchange of views - results Support for TF 'Flow statistics' and its mandate Volunteering countries: IE, ES, IT, HU, PT, FI, UK, CH, ILO, possibly also FR Further volunteers: deadline end-2013 Eurostat