1. Regional Labour Market Statistics

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

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

4. New structure in NewCronos
Chapter 1
New structure in NewCronos

5. The new structure of regional labour market data
Themes
General Statistics by geographical areas
Data
Regions
Regional Labour Market

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Harmonisation of limits
Chapter 2
Harmonisation of limits

10. 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

11. Examples of current limits
Country A limit B limit
Danmark
France
Česká rep
Lietuva
Ireland

12. 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: %
Suggestion for limits at regional level from countries?

13. Numbers of EU-25 regions with figures below current limit A
Unemployed persons (total):
NUTS level 2
1-2 % for  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

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

15. Chapter 3
NUTS level 3 data

16. 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

17. 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)

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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!

28. Thank you for your attention !
Any Questions ?