Regional Labour Market Statistics michal.mlady@cec.eu.int

AIM OF THIS TALK: Increase your knowledge about what Eurostat does concerning labour market statistics

Structure of the talk The new structure of regional labour market data The harmonisation of limits for small estimates NUTS level 3 data

New structure in NewCronos Chapter 1 New structure in NewCronos

The new structure of regional labour market data http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ Themes General Statistics by geographical areas Data Regions Regional Labour Market

Content of the database Regional economically active population – LFS series and LFS adjusted series Regional employment – LFS series Regional unemployment – LFS adjusted series Regional socio-demographic labour force statistics – LFS series Regional labour market data based on pre-2003 methodology (data up to 2001) – LFS adjusted series

Content (2) The first four sub-folders contain the annual average data from 1999 onwards The last sub-folder contains the second-quarter data up to 2001 Overlap 1999 – 2001

Employment by professional status, at NUTS levels 1 and 2 for EU-25 Total Employment sal Employees self Self-employed fam Family workers nresp No response This breakdown enables users to measure the economic dynamics of regions

Harmonisation of limits Chapter 2 Harmonisation of limits

Limits for small estimates Limit (threshold) A  figures below this limit are replaced by a dot (.) and flagged as extremely unreliable Limit (threshold) B  figures between A and B limit are flagged as values with reduced reliability

Examples of current limits Country A limit B limit Danmark 2 000 3 500 France 3 500 8 500 Česká rep. 700 - Lietuva 4 000 7 500 Ireland 2 500 4 500

Harmonisation of limits for small estimates Working group “Employment statistics” (September 2004) Countries asked to calculate limits corresponding to five relative standard errors (10 %, 15 %, 20 %, 25 % and 30 %) Results are expected by the end of November Eurostat and NSIs have to agree on a level for harmonised limits Our suggestions for limits at the regional level are: A limit: 25 % or 30 % B limit: 20 -25 % Suggestion for limits at regional level from countries?

Numbers of EU-25 regions with figures below current limit A Unemployed persons (total): NUTS level 2 1-2 % for 1999-2003  3-5 regions NUTS level 3 35 % for 2001  i.e. 394 EU-25 NUTS 3 regions (1214 NUTS 3 regions altogether), including 318 German regions (439 German regions altogether) 11 % NUTS 3 regions below limit A without German regions

Numbers of EU-25 regions with figures below current limit A Employed (total) NUTS 2 0 regions Economically active population (total) NUTS 3

Chapter 3 NUTS level 3 data

NUTS level 3 data Three main variables One derived variable (Data down to NUTS 2 = compiled on the basis of the LFS) Three main variables Unemployed persons (sex, age: 15-24; 25 and over) Economically active population (sex, age: 15-24; 25 and over) Unemployment rate (sex, age: 15-24; 25 and over) One derived variable Dispersion of regional (NUTS levels 2 and 3) unemployment rates – 2 values per country

Method of computing NUTS 3 data 1) EUROSTAT receives absolute economically active population and unemployment data from countries broken down by sex and age (15-24, 25 and over)

Preferences Preference list for the source of economically active population NUTS level 3 1. LFS annual average 2. LFS three-year average 3. reliable register results – annual average 4. other reliable source – annual average Preference list for the source of unemployment NUTS level 3 data 2. registered unemployment  annual average 3. LFS three-year average

Method of computing NUTS 3 data 2) LFS level 2 absolute data is divided between NUTS level 3 regions according to the distribution of NUTS level 3 absolute figures provided by countries 3) Unemployment rates calculated by program

Economically act. populat. by sex Source of the NUTS level 3 data Country Unemployed by sex and age (15-24, 25 and over) Economically act. populat. by sex and age (15-24, 25 and over) BELGIQUE-BELGIË Registered (Y) DANMARK DEUTSCHLAND ESPAÑA LFS (Y) ELLADA MISSING DATA FRANCE IRELAND QNHS* (corresp. to LFS) QNHS (corresp. to LFS) ITALIA LUXEMBOURG - NEDERLAND ÖSTERREICH PORTUGAL SUOMI / FINLAND SVERIGE UNITED KINGDOM

KYPROS / KIBRIS - ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA LFS (Y) EESTI Registered (Y) Country Unemployed by sex and age (15-24, 25 and over) Economically act. populat. by sex and age (15-24, 25 and over)   KYPROS / KIBRIS - ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA LFS (Y) EESTI Registered (Y) MAGYARORSZÁG LIETUVA LATVIJA MALTA POLSKA SLOVENIJA SLOVENSKO BALGARIJA ROMÂNIA

Data received for the first time & missing data Malta – unemployment and economically active population data Portugal – unemployment data – missing economically active population data Germany – missing breakdown categories (to be sent later) France – missing economically active population Greece – no NUTS level 3 data

Quality of regional labour market data Joint Standard Quality Report for Labour Force Survey and Regional Labour Market Statistics Countries were asked for 2002 and 2003 report in February 2004 Prepared in cooperation with the thematic unit and the contractor (Bas de Vet) for the first time also for regional levels

Relative standard errors Relative standard errors for NUTS level 3 Country Relative standard errors for NUTS level 2 Relative standard errors for NUTS level 3 BELGIQUE-BELGIË MISSING REPORT DANMARK NA DEUTSCHLAND Sufficient report ESPAÑA Partial report ELLADA MISSING DATA FRANCE Partial reprt IRELAND ITALIA LUXEMBOURG NEDERLAND ÖSTERREICH PORTUGAL SUOMI / FINLAND SVERIGE UNITED KINGDOM

Relative standard errors Relative standard errors for NUTS level 3 Country Relative standard errors for NUTS level 2 Relative standard errors for NUTS level 3   KYPROS / KIBRIS** Sufficient report ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA MISSING REPORT EESTI MAGYARORSZÁG LIETUVA LATVIJA MALTA POLSKA SLOVENIJA SLOVENSKO Sufficient repprt BALGARIJA Partial report ROMÂNIA

Deadline for annual average NUTS level 3 data for 2004 4th quarter LFS data to be sent to Eurostat by the end of March 2005 The annual average data expected from countries by the end of April 2005

NUTS level 3 data sent to Eurostat Unemployed persons by sex and age (15-24; 25 and over) Economically active population by sex and age (15-24; 25 and over) Thank you and your colleagues very much for the good cooperation during this year!

Thank you for your attention ! Any Questions ?