I have concerns about them using HMRC data (I worked for both ONS and HMRC, and at one time published the sub-national labour market data).
I'd also want more clarity about the population data they used. Generally, their information about sources is poor.
But while the poor LFS has suffered from the general decline in trust in government, and therefore falling response rates, so have other sources, and admin data quality was always an issue - both from the black and grey markets and poor record keeping.
And HMRC suffers more than most.
Is there better quality data? Probably not at the moment.
Are the sources comparable? No.
Tiggy
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