Estimating monthly Labour Force Figures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
Official monthly statistics about the Dutch labour force are based on the Dutch Labour Force Survey (LFS). Monthly estimates about the labour force are obtained with a structural time series model. In this paper it is explained how Statistics Netherlands produces monthly labour force figures during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is shown how the sudden change in the mode effects, because face-to-face interviewing stopped, is separated from real period-to-period changes in the labour force figures. It is also explained how the time series model is adapted to the increased dynamics in the labour force figures.