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Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data lfsq_egan2

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1. Contact

  • 1.1. Contact organisation

  • Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union

  • 1.2. Contact organisation unit

  • Unit F3: Labour market and lifelong learning

  • 1.3. Contact name
  • Confidential because of GDPR
  • 1.4. Contact person function
  • Confidential because of GDPR
  • 1.5. Contact mail address

  • 2920 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG

  • 1.6. Contact email address
  • Confidential because of GDPR
  • 1.7. Contact phone number
  • Confidential because of GDPR
  • 1.8. Contact fax number
  • Confidential because of GDPR

2. Metadata update

  • 2.1. Metadata last certified
  • 2025-05-16
  • 2.2. Metadata last posted
  • 2025-05-16
  • 2.3. Metadata last update
  • 2025-05-16

3. Statistical presentation

  • 3.1. Data description

  • The section 'LFS series - detailed quarterly survey results' reports detailed quarterly results going beyond the EU-LFS main aggregates, which have a separate data domain and some methodological differences.

    This data collection covers all main labour market characteristics, i.e. the total population, labour force and labour force participation rates, employment, employment rates, self-employed, employees, temporary employment, full-time and part-time employment, population in employment having a second job, working time, total unemployment and persons outside labour force.

    General information on the EU-LFS can be found in the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

    Detailed information on the main features, the legal basis, the methodology and the data as well as on the historical development of the EU-LFS is available on the EU-LFS (Statistics Explained) webpage.

  • 3.2. Classification system

  • Please refer to the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

  • 3.3. Coverage - sector

  • As a general rule the EU-LFS covers all economic sectors.

  • 3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

  • The EU-LFS provides population estimates for the main labour market characteristics, such as employment, unemployment, people outside the labour force, hours of work, occupation, economic activity and other labour related variables, as well as important socio-demographic characteristics, such as sex, age, education, household characteristics and regions of residence.

    The definitions of employment and unemployment, as well as other survey characteristics follow the definitions and recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The definitions are clearly stated in the Article 2 of the aforementioned Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2240.

    For more details on the methodology applicable from 2021 onwards, please consult: EU Labour Force Survey - new methodology from 2021 onwards - Statistics Explained (europa.eu). The methodology before 2021 can be found at: EU labour force survey - Methodology - Statistics Explained (europa.eu).

  • 3.5. Statistical unit

  • Persons.

  • 3.6. Statistical population

  • Please refer to the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

  • 3.7. Reference area

  • Please refer to the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

  • 3.8. Coverage - Time

  • Data are available from 1998 onwards for the quarterly series.

  • 3.9. Base period

  • Not applicable.

4. Unit of measure

Please refer to the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

5. Reference Period

Please refer to the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

6. Institutional Mandate

  • 6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

  • Please refer to the ESMS page for Employment and unemployment (LFS).

  • 6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

  • Not applicable

7. Confidentiality

8. Release policy

9. Frequency of dissemination

Quarterly.

10. Accessibility and clarity

11. Quality management

12. Relevance

13. Accuracy

14. Timeliness and punctuality

15. Coherence and comparability

16. Cost and Burden

Not available.

17. Data revision

  • 17.1. Data revision - policy

  • The general Eurostat revision policy applies to this domain.

  • 17.2. Data revision - practice

  • All reported errors (once validated) result in corrections of the disseminated data. Reported errors that are deemed to be significant are corrected in the disseminated data as soon as the correct data have been validated. Corrections for other errors are carried out in connection with the regular scheduled data dissemination.

    Data are only published once they are deemed to be sufficiently complete for all data providers contributing to the aggregate.

    Whenever new data are provided and validated, the already disseminated data are updated with next regular production cycle. New data are only used to update disseminated data in the case of reported errors, or in exceptional situations, such as after new population estimates have been defined based on a population census.

    For information on EU-LFS data revisions, please consult EU-LFS (Statistics Explained) - Data and publication.

18. Statistical processing

19. Comment

No notes.