1. Labour market statistics Labour Policy Information and Analysis Department Kadi Siimer

2. Labour market policy Labour market policy in Estonia is implemented by the Labour Market Board and the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund.

3. Sources of labour market statistics Statistics of registered unemployment Statistics of benefits recipients Labour Force Surveys Other sources (population census, reports of companies, business register, living conditions surveys, labour market surveys etc.)

4. Labour market data From two sources: Registered statistics Labour Force surveys Registry data: Labour Market Board – data based on registered unemployment Unemployment Insurance Fund – data based on benefits recipients Survey data by Statistical Office of Estonia: Labour Force Surveys

5. The difference between registry and survey data The numbers of unemployed differ between the Labour Force Survey and the registered statistics Usually, the numbers of unemployed by the Labour Force Survey are about two times higher than the numbers of registered unemployed in Estonia

6. Statistics by Labour Market Board (I) The first unemployed persons and job seekers were registered in 1991. The first comparable time series date from the year 1993. Labour Market Board gathers data on: registered unemployed jobs seekers labour market measures unemployment allowance receivers

7. Statistics by Labour Market Board (II) Weekly, monthly and yearly data (registered statistics) is published in the Internet: http//:www.tta.ee In additions, Labour Market Board gives also quarterly statistics to Ministry of Social Affairs.

8. Statistics by Unemployment Insurance Fund (I) Unemployment Insurance Fund gathers data on: recipients of unemployment insurance benefit recipients of collective termination of employment contracts benefit (collective redundancy) recipients of insolvency of the employer benefit (bankrupty) Unempoyment Insurance Fund publishes statistics in the Internet: http//:www.tootukassa.ee

9. Statistics by Unemployment Insurance Fund (II) From 1st of May Labour Market Board and Unemployment Insurance Fund are going to be joined. At the beginning there are two separate registers, which later are going to be joined together.

10. Use of labour market statistics Registered statistics is used for: planning active labour market policy making next year´s budget making employment and unempoyment prognosis making labour policy analyses making reports, reviews (monthly, yearly) organizing press conferences (weekly)

11. Labour policy database (I) The idea evolved in 2005 Need for the labour policy database: Problems with availability and quality of data Problems with cross-usage of data Need for using statistical data/micro data for the aim of analysis Need for supporting labour policy with objective information

12. Labour market database (II) The aim of labour market database: repair the availability and usability of data: micro data (based on person and case) for making analyses standard requests and indicators available in the web

13. Labour market database (III) Data providers: Labour Market Board Labour Inspectorate Unemployement Insurance Fund Social Insurance Board The labour market database is going to be ready in summer of 2009.

14. Thank you for your attention! Kadi Siimer Email: kadi.siimer@sm.ee