Employment is measured on the last day of the month.
The data are not seasonally adjusted. Periodicity Monthly Timeliness Preliminary data are released two working days after the end of the reference month, and final data are released 15 working days after the end of the reference date. The preliminary data are made available to all users simultaneously by the Hauptverband der sterreichischen Sozialversicherungstr ger through a press release. Bereich der Krankenversicherung, a regulation of the Ministry of Social Affairs requiring that all employed persons be insured by Social Security. The regulation is updated yearly .