1. LAMAS Working Group 7-8 December 2015
Agenda Item 4.3 Release calendar and new publications from the LFS

2. Overview Standard LFS main indicator releases in 2016
Revised main indicators - state of play
Flow statistics – state of play
Flow statistics – future plans

3. Standard LFS main indicator releases
Full 2015 data and press releases:
Employment rate, etc.: 26 April 2016
Education indicators: 27 April 2016
Regional unemployment: 28 April 2016
+ a press release on annual results in May/June
Other quarterly releases:
21 January, 14 July, 13 October 2016

4. Revised main indicators - state of play
IT issues -> publication moved to 2016
Current goal: publish in April 2016, press release on quarterly seasonally adjusted series

5. Flow statistics - state of play
Data and press release published on 26 October 2015, along with Statistics Explained page
Very positive feedback
Quarterly press release in the future

6. Flow statistics – future plans
Test additional breakdowns for quarterly flows, use of modelling
Test seasonal adjustment, annual averages of quarterly flows
LAMAS members will be informed regularly; (virtual) TF possible once test results available