The measures introduced in many countries during 2020 to address the Covid-19 crisis led to unprecedented challenges for labour market statisticians. The immediate and direct impact of measures on the labour market led to demand for timely and relevant indicators, while lockdowns meant that data collection had to be adapted to meet that demand. Uncertainty about the duration and development of the crisis exacerbated these difficulties. This session presents different solutions developed at the time to meet these challenges.

Hanna Strzelecka
Deputy director - Labour market department
Statistics Poland (Poland)
“Is the Labour Force Survey able to satisfy changing user needs? How to find a balance between 
high quality data and response burden/cost?”

Mr Colm Bates 

Julie Hatch

Hannah Kiiver, Eurostat (Luxembourg)
Labour market statistician
Eurostat, European Commission (Luxembourg)
"Experimental indicators derived from available data to measure the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market"

Chair: Riccardo Gatto, Eurostat (Luxembourg)

Organiser: Dr Hannah Kiiver 

Chair: Riccardo Gatto 

Speaker: Julie Hatch 

Speaker: Dr Hannah Kiiver 

Speaker: Mr Colm Bates 

Speaker: Hanna Strzelecka