1. LAMAS Working Group 22-23 October 2013
Agenda Item 4.1 Job Vacancy Statistics State of Play

2. Job Vacancy Statistics
Workshop
Follow-up
New Commission Regulation

3. JVS - workshop 26 countries (22 MS + NO, IS, CH, RS) present
Clear positions from users
Positive exchange of experiences

4. Two potential additions to QR
Discussed in-depth at next point in agenda
Comparison of occupied posts in JVS and employees* in the LFS
Beveridge curve

5. Posts vs Employees Important to exclude agriculture in LFS
Count LFS-employees with two employee jobs in the right sectors twice
Good to aggregate quarters to reduce seasonal effects

6. Extra Quality Checks: Occupied posts

7. Beveridge Curve
Unemployment rate (x-axis) plotted against job vacancy rate (y-axis)
Full coverage necessary to maximise explanatory power
Not always a clear relationship

8. Beveridge Curve – no shifts

9. New Commission Regulation
Conclusion of the work on feasibility
Full coverage required by 2016
Next steps: DSS consultation and voting at ESSC (February 2014 possibly)

10. New Comm… - cont.
Generally positive feedback, as most countries are not affected
DK, MT: negative feedback
IT: financial support ?

11. LAMAS delegates are invited:
To comment on the proposal to monitor LFS/JVS discrepancies within JVS quality reports
To endorse the proposal to lift existing restrictions to the publication of JVS data for the whole economy

12. Thank you for your attention!