The Official Statistics Section of the RSS is pleased to invite experts from HMRC and ONS to discuss a recent major development in official labour market statistics – the use of HMRC’s real-time Pay As You Earn data to complement traditional data sources such as the Labour Force Survey and Average Weekly Earnings. This new data source has provided much-needed insight into the labour market during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session will cover the development of the new statistics, their recent use and how it fits into the existing statistical landscape.
The talks begin at 2:30pm and will be preceded by the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Official Statistics Section at 2:15pm. The AGM notice can be found here:
https://rss.org.uk/news-publication/news-publications/2020/member-callouts/2020-annual-general-meeting-of-official-statistics/
- 2.15 – 2.30pm: Annual General Meeting of the Official Statistics Section (Chair: Alison Macfarlane).
Please note, those who do not wish to attend the AGM should join the MS Teams call at 2.30pm.
- 2:30 – 3.50pm: Using Pay As You Earn Real Time Information to create timely labour market indicators
Event outline is as below:
Welcome & Introductions (Chair: Daria Gromyko)
Talk 1 (40 min): Cliodhna Taylor (previously head of RTI Statistics at HMRC) will present on methodological developments to the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) statistical bulletin over the past year. This will cover the challenges of adapting an administrative dataset to National Accounting principles, balancing the needs for an analytical micro-dataset with the needs for robust macro statistics, as well as developing reliable ‘flash’ estimates of payrolled employment and pay to inform our knowledge of the labour market during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, possible alternative uses of the data by statisticians and analysts will be discussed.
Talk 2 (20 min): Debra Leaker (head of Labour Market Co-ordination at ONS) will discuss how the RTI statistical bulletin has fit into the ONS statistical response to COVID-19. This will include discussion of where ONS sees the advantages of RTI being, as well as where traditional data sources such as the Labour Force Survey and Average Weekly Earnings will continue to play a leading role.
Questions & Discussion (15 min) –
To submit questions in advance of the session, please e-mail the session chair at daria.gromyko@hmrc.gov.uk
Chair: Daria Gromyko (RSS Official Statistics Section Secretary)
Speaker: Cliodhna Taylor (Previously Head of RTI Statistics at HMRC)
Speaker: Debra Leaker (Head of Labour Market Co-ordination at ONS)