Feature Article - Labour Force Survey Regions This article was
published in the July 2004 issue of Australian Labour Market
Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). To find maps of the Labour Force
Survey regions, press the Details Tab from the top of this Page.
Estimates of the labour force status of people are available on
a monthly basis for 77 Labour Force Survey (LFS) regions. These
series go back to October 1982. LFS regions were established to
meet user interest in small area data from the LFS. This article
discusses how LFS regions are formed and provides information on
the quality of estimates for these regions, using the Inner
Sydney Statistical Region as an example. AUSTRALIAN STANDARD
GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION Labour Force Survey regions are
formed from elements of the Australian Standard Geographical
Classification (ASGC). Therefore, to understand LFS regions, it
is first necessary to look at the ASGC. The ABS introduced the
ASGC in 1984. The classification provides well defined
structures of hierarchical