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OMMISSÏOR GBTHE2CMOPBÀNCOMMUNIHBS
COM(75)435final.
Brussels,9October1975
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
onprogrammeofemploymentstatistics
COM(75;4?5final.

Explanatory Memorandum
1,TheCouncilhasrepeatedlyemphasisedtheneedforamorecomplete
r)ictu£e(andonebasedoncomparabledata)ofthestateofthelabourmarket
inCommunitycountriesandofcurrenttrends.Thetwosidesofindustry
expressedthesameviewattheconferenceonemploymentproblemsheldin
Luxembourgon27and28April1970*
Atameetingheldon19October1971"todiscusssocialquestions,
theCouncilapprovedtherepetitionin1973and1975ofthesamplesurveyof
manpowerandagreedtodiscusstheCommunity'sstatisticalrequirements in
thesocialfieldandthesystemandprinciplesonwhichthesestatistics
shouldbebased.
Asitprovedimpossibletoarriveatasubstantiveconclusiononall
thesequestions,theCommissionwasinstructedtodrawupaplantoimprove
theinformationavailableonthepositionandtrendsinthelabourmarket.
TheresultsofthisstudywerethentobeconsideredbytheCouncilandto
beusedasabasisforfurtherdiscussions withtheStandingCommitteeon
Employment(l).
2m.Incomplyingwiththeseinstructions ,theCommission,■workingwith
thestatisticalofficesoftheMemberStates,conductedananalysisofthe
statisticsavailableatpresentandofthenecessarymeansforimproving
information inthisfield.
Workcontinued,withtheCommunitysamplesurveyofmanpowerin
1973and1975,andthecarryingoutofpreparatorystudiestodevisea
standardmethodofprocessingthesynchronized generalpopulationcensuses
tobeheldin1981*
(l)Cf.CouncildocumentR/l220/3/71(SOC125Rev.3)

3. Thepresent position 'arid the'otit 166k' for "Employment ,together with
thesharp increase inunemployment inMember States ,indicate theurgency
ofsetting upanadequate system ofstatistics which will' enable thevarious
aspects of "labour markets to""bestudied from thepoint ofview of "both' "
structure and trends . '"'' - "■-– : >• ««'
4* Theproposed programme isbased ontheprinciple ofcoordinating
thevarious sources ofstatistics ,using some ofthem toidentify andfollow
thedevelopment ofemployment structures ,andothers tofollow trends in
themarkets atfrequent intervals .
.5. Thesurveys andstudies putforward inthis 'document arecoordinated
with andcomplementary tothework programme onemployment which the'Commission
communicated totheCouncil in1975 (l)«
,Theproposals putforward were approved "bytheConference ofthe '
Directors-General oftheNational Statistical Offices on5»6 ,anti^May1975 ,
andthey appear intheStatistical Programme oftheEuropean Communities (2).
(1)Work programme inthefield ofemployment ,COM(75 )125°f16April 1975 *
(2)First Statistical Programme 'of "theEuropean ConMinit'ies 1'975 '**T&JQ *
Memorandum from theStatistical Office ofthe-'European -Oomfeunities *-
Second programme 1976 –1979 incourse ofpreparation .

str.-fcistics

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I.INTRODUCTION
1. Ithasalways been theCommission 'saimtobuild upanadequate
system ofstatistical information onemployment .Considerable progress has
been made inthepast fewyears ,partly asaresult oftheCommunity sample
survey ofmanpower ,andpartly asaresult ofefforts toimprove thequality
andreliability ofexisting data .Nevertheless ,theinformation available
isnotalways sufficient tosatisfy theneeds ofCommission policies .
Harmonization activities must beintensified and the field ofstatistical
investigation widened ifthedemands aretobemet .
2. Tocomply with the'instructions -issued bytheCouncil before the
enlargement oftheCommunities (l),theCommission drew upaseries of
concrete proposals aimed atsotting upasystem ofsurveys aradstudies to
improve the information available onthe structure andshort-term trends in
thelabour market .These proposals arecoordinated with ,andcomplement the
work programme onemployment submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission in
1975 (2).
Theproposed surveys andstudies were approved bytheConference of
theDirectors-General oftheNational Statistical Offices on5»6and1May
1975 *an<iappear intheStatistical Programme oftheEuropean Communities (3)»
II.REQUIREMENTS OFTHECOMMISSION WITH REGARD TOEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
1. .TheCommission needs employment statistics foravariety ofpurposes
connected notonly with theSocial Action Programme (4)butalso with other
oommon orCommunity policies with abearing onemployment problems ,such as
•••/ ••
■ ■' 1 ■■1
(l)Cf.Council Document R/l220/3/71(SOC125Rev.3)
(2)Work programme inthefield ofemployment ,COM (75)125of16April 1975 *
(3)Statistical Programme oftheEuropean Communities 1975-1973 .
Memorandum from theStatistical Office oftheEuropean Communities July
1974 *Second Statistical Programme 1976-197 9incourse ofpreparation .
(4)Council Resolution of21January 1974 concerning aSocial Action Programme ,
OJn°C13,of12February 1974 .

shortanclmediua–termecononliopolicy,regionalpolicy,industrialpolicy,
educationpolicy,environmental policy,etc,
2,Forthepurposesofemploymentpolicy,aadefinedintheSocial
ActionPrograsmeandinotherCommunitypolicieswhichbearonemployment,
thereisaneedforaconsiderable volumeofstatistical information basedon
commonconceptsofthedifferentaspectsofemploymentstructureandlabour
markets.' •
Inordertoattaintheseobjectives,comparabledataarerequired
onthesize,structure,development,mobility,training,qualifications ,
etc,,oftheemployedandunemployedlabourforcefortheCommunityasa
wholeaswellasforeachofitsMemberStatesandregions.Detailedand
readilyobtainableinformation onthelabourmarketisalsorequiredsothat
supplyanddemandcanbeanalysed,andbothatshortandmediun-termtrends
canbefollowed, ....
3,AstheSocialActionProgrammegivesprioritytomeasuresrelating
toparticularcategoriesorgroupsofthepopulation,'statisticsspecifically
concernedwith'theeconomicactivityofthesegroupsarerequired,the
groupsinquestionarewomen,migrantworkers,thehandicapped ,theyoung
andtheelderly,
4,Readilyavailableanduniform -statisticsarerequiredfortejconopiic
policyinorder,to'improve ,evaluationofthecurrent ,position'andtoassess
theimplications offorecastsfoi4employment,.■■
5,Similarly,certainobjectivesofotherCommunitypoliciesrequire
moredetailedinvestigation inspecificfields,.
Employmentisacentralelementinindustrial,policy^forwhicha
networkofdetailed,comparableinformationonthevariousbranchesis
requiredasabasisformonitoringandforecasting.

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Theprinoipalobjectiveofagriculturalpolicy,namelytheintegrat­
ionofthissectorwithin,theeconomyasawhole,necessitates aconsiderable
amountofstatisticalinformation.Certain'Aspects'ofthispolicyrequire
statisticaldataonspecifictopicssuchasemployment "bybranch(agriculture,
forestry,fishing)"bythedifferentcategoriesofworker(farmers,family
workers,employees)andatthemostdetailedregionallevel.\
Employmentstatisticsconstituteanessentialbasisforregional
policyforwhichtheusermustbeabletodrawonstatistical information
atclearlydefinedregionallevels.TheNomenclature forTerritorial Units
oftheCommunityisdesignedtofacilitatesuchwork.Specificproblems
requiringparticularattentionintheprovisionof'statisticsarethose
relatedtovariousaspectsoflocationandmobility.Certainanalysesalso
requiretheintroductionofurban/ruralbreakdowns. :.
Educationpolicycallsforafacilitytomonitoronacomparable
basis,theemploymentpositionandtrendsastheyaffectdifferentoccupations
andprofessions.
Environmental policy,inordertoachievetheaimofimprovingth?
qualityoflifeandconditionsofworkwithinundertakings ,musttakenoteof
employment 1'problemsinrelationtotheorganization andperformanceofwork,
andtoindustrialsafety. :
III.LIMITATIONS OPEXISTINGSTATISTICS ONEMPLOYMENT
.Themainexistingsourcesofemploymentstatisticsdresummarized
intheannextothisdocument.Butitisclearfromthisgeneralreview-of
thestatisticscurrentlyavailablethatalthoughagreatdealofprogresshas
beenmadesincethefirstattemptstodrawupemploymentstatisticsat
Communitylevel,muchremainstobedonetoestablishasystemcapableof
meetingthenumerousrequirements ofusers.

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Foremostamongthedifficulties whichhavehamperedprogress
towardsthisendaredivergences "betweenthelegislationofthedifferent
MeuberStatesandtheiradministrative practices..Suchdivergencehas,
forexample,particularly hamperedthedevelopmentofcomparablestatistics
forregisteredunemployment .
Presentinadequacies arebothqualitative andquantitative.Prom
thequalitative ,pointofviewtheyarecausedbymajordifferencesin
definitionofthemainaggregates ,bytherestrictedandincompleteuseof
Communitynomenclatures ,andbythelackincertaincasesofcommonprogrammes
forthestandardization ofinformation.
Promthequantitative pointofviewthestatisticsareinadequatein
twoways.Thefirstconcernsthecomparablestatistical elementsrequiredto
bridgetheintervalbetweennationalandCommunitybenchmarks.Thesecond
insufficiency istheresultofincreaseddemandforstatisticsspecifically
concerningtheproblemsofparticulargroupsorcategories.
Tofillthesegaps,employmentstatisticsaretobedevelopedin
twodirections–increasedharmonization andcoordination ,andexpansionby
meansofnewsurveysorspecificstudies.
IV.DEVELOPMENT OFTHESYSTEMOFEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
1.Theproposalsforthedevelopmentofemploymentstatisticsare
summarizedinthefollowingtable.Therecommendedfrequencyisshownfor
eachsurvey.
.Notalltheexistingsourcesofstatisticalinformationreferred
tointheannexareshowninthistable.Theintegration andcoordination
ofallthedifferentitemsofworkconcerningemploymentshould,however,
beconsideredasformingpartoftheproject.
Neitherthetechnicalmeansnorthevariousstagesofimplementing
thisprogrammehavebeenformulated.Theywillbethesubjectofsystematic
analysisbyexpertsintheWorkingPartyonEmploymentStatistics.
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2.'.Theproposed ,systemisbasedontheprincipleofcoordinating and
linkingupintimeharmonizedinformationavailablefromavarietyofsouroes.
Underthissystem,,thegeneralpopulationcensuses,whichare
carriedouteverytenyears,,provideinformationwhichcanbeusedasa
benchmarkofthelevelandstructureofemploymentatwidelyseparatedpoints
in.timejtheemploymentsituationandstructuraltrendsareassessedfrom
samplesurveysofmanpowerheldeverytwoyears.Thesesourcesofinformation
aresupplemented byharmonizedsurveysonwageandsalaryearnersconducted
onanannualbasisinalleconomicsectorsandat6-^nonthlyintervalsin
certainspecificsectors.
Labourmarkettrendsaremonitoredbyrapid,standardized national
seriescollectedatshortintervals *
Asetofstatisticsistobeproposedspecifically formigrant
workersandadhocsurveysaxeplannedtostudyparticulargroupsor
categories ...
Theeffectiveness oftheproposedprogrammewilldependbothonthe
6•
progressmadeinharmonizingconceptsandnomenclatures andonthe
introduction ofnewprojects. ,.
-'Improvementsinthe.qualityandreliabilityofthedataobtained
fromthesurveystobecarriedoutundertheprogramme -willdependonthe
extenttowhichharmonization isachieved.Satisfactory harmonization ofresults
hassofarbeenachievedonlyintheCommunitysurveysofmanpower.
.Ifthesituationsindifferentcountries .,aretobecomparable,itis
essentialthatstandards,recommendations ,etc.,'basedonjointlyaccepted
definitions shouldberespected.

Initswork onemployment ,theCommission hasoomplied with the
resolutions.^.bf ithe'International 'Labour -Office (lLO)(l )andthedefinitions
recommen&ed bytheOrganization -forEobriomio Cooperation andDevelopment
(OECD )•Atnational level ,however ,thesame aggregates (labour force ,
employment ,''unemployment ,eto.)aredefined interms "which aresometimes
notconsistent with thos§recommended internationally . 1
4» Inthis connection ,theCommission proposes toreview thepresent .
system ,inorder towork outasetofcomm6n definitions designed toimprove
theexisting situation ,andtoconsider whether thedevelopment ofparticular
situations should notbetaken into account toadjust methods 'or ^obtain more
precise data .This should lead inparticular toan.improvement inthe ; -v
annual series ontotal employment andunemployment .
5» Aspecial effort isalso required toensure that Community -■nomen –.
clatures areadopted inallstudies conducted atnational level .
Special attention isbeing paid tothepossibility ofdrawing up ;
aCommunity standards sednomenclature cfoccupations .Possible methods ofv
adapting exist irgnomenclatures inthif .field arecurrently undte considerat­
ion. ■ '' V' * ''X"? ' ;
6. Preparatory work foruniform analyais ofacommon ciore oftopics :
inthesynchronized general population census in1981 began in1974(2 ).
Thepresent programme is'concerned with theworking outofstandard definit­
ions andwith thedesign' oftables which canbeprovided bythe .llember States .
(1)'"Resolution onstatistics ,relating "tomanpower ,employment .and
.,,nmes^lyyaisnt "adopted atthe8thInternational Conference ofLabour
Ste-v.isi.ioians ,(Geneva ,November –Iecember 1954)*
(2)Thesynchronization ofgeneral population censuses wasprovided forbya
Council Directive of22November 1973 (73/403/EEC)•

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7# Inorder toobtain comparable statistics onemployment andunemploy­
ment intheCommunity ,theCommission conducted .thefirst sagple^survej ^o_f
manpower inI960 ,which wascarried outin .thesixoriginal Member States .
Thissurvey wasrepeated annually from1968 "to1971j ^utwithout
theparticipation ofalltheCommunity countries ?forvarious reasons
Luxemburg didnottakepartinthe1968survey ,andtheNetherlands didnot
takepartinthefollowing three .Asthisstandardized andsynchronized
Community sample survey ofmanpower isthemostreliable means ofobtaining
better knowledge ofthe .level andstructure ofemployment intheCommunity
asawhole ,theCouncil ofMinisters decided in197.1tocontinue it.
However ,talcing intoaccount thepractical difficulties encountered by
certain countries intheannual repetition oftheSurvey ,itwasdecided to
break theannual series andtoconduct thesurvey in1973and1975inall
theMember States (l).
TheEmployment Statistics Programme proposes tocontinue holding
thissurvey every twoyears ,in1977 »19791andI98I .
8. Thereview andexpansion ofharmonized staj_-_3jiosonwage^and
salaryearners areessential ifasystem .ofemployment statistics istobe
created .Until 1972 ,theCommission compiled harmonized statistics onwage
andsalary earners ,butformanufacturing .industry only. -Shese' willhaveto
,bethoroughly ^reviowed inthecontext ofthisProgramme .Proposed new
statistics willbebased on.harmonized national surveys ofundertakings .These
statistics willcover theemployed persons broken downbysex,professional
status andpossibly bylevel ofqualifications inalleconomic sectors by ^
twoorthree-digit NACEbranches (Nomenclature ofEconomic Activities within
theEuropean Communities ).Thesurvey would becarried outannually .For
certain keysectors still tobedetermined (e.g.building ,automobile industry ,
textile industry ,-etc.)certain datawould beobtained atshorter intervals ,
perhaps every sixmonths . ' . *•.'
(1}Thecarrying outofthesurvey inSpring 1973wasdecreed byCouncil
Regulation (EEC)N°2723/72of19December 1972. reTf2&£/?4°of1survey in1975wasdecided byCouncil Regulation (EEC)1.2640/74of
15October 1974 •

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"Thecollectionofthesestatistics mustbecoordinated withother
surveysofestablishments ,inparticular,theannualsurveyofindustrial ■
activityfirstconductedin1974pursuanttoCouncilDirectiveN°72/221/EEC(1).
9» ■Harmonizedstatisticsonhoursworkedinundertakings in
manufacturing industry -,compiledona.half-yearlybasisareparticularly
significantinthestudyofemployment.Itisproposedtoextendthi^series
toothersectorse.g.distribution andservices,wherelargenumbersofworkers
areemployed.,;.. ■...«
10.-Statistical informationfortheanalysisofthestateofthelabour
marketisamajorfeatureoftheCommission's' plan. ■
.Theexistinginstrumentfor,obtainingstatistics-thecollection
ofinformation byemploymentoffices-isdefinedbythelegislation on
unemployment operatingineachMemberState.Availabledataparticularly
onthoseregisteredasunemployedandonvacancies,arethusnotalways
comparablefromonecountrytoanother...
Despitethisproblemthestatistics -providedbytheemployment
officesareatpresenttheonlysourceofshort-terminformation onmarket
trends.'Inorder-to'improve ,their,vslue.forcomparisonsofinternal 9
developmentsineachcountrythe'Commissionproposestheadoptionofa,
.jointprogrammeonthestandardisation 6finformation. •. ■.
;Thedataprovidedbytheemploymentofficesonthebasisofnational
definitionswillthus,becomeavailableforallmembercountriesinastandard
■form.Itisproposedthatregisteredunemployment bebrokendovmbyregion,
sex,,agegroup,occupationalcategory,durationofunemployment ,etc.A
breakdownbyregion,occupationalcategoryandbranchofactivityinplanned
forvacancies... >
(1)CouncilDirectiveof6June1972concerningcoordinatedannualsurveys
ofindustrialactivity,(72-221/EEC),OJN°L133of10June1972.

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Information onthelabourmarketisa-lsotobesupplemented "by
flowanalysis.Withinthelimitsofcomparability whichresult ,fromthe
•divergencies betweennations,definitions,thecollectionofstatisticsby,,
standardmethodscanimproveinformationoncertainspecialaspects,suchas
youthunemployment ,graduateunemployment andunemployment amongtheelderly,
etc.
11«Amajorgapatpresentisthelackofuniformstatisticsonforeign
workers. ,
.Until1969,theCommissionregularlyobtainedstatisticsonmigrant
workersbasedonthenumberofworkpermitsissued.
AsworkpermitswereabolishedasaresultofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)N°I612/68of15October1963onfreedomofmovementforworkers
withintheCommunity,thereisnolongeranygenerallyapplicablestatistical
basisforthecollection ofvaliddatainthisfield.
In1971"theCommissionpresentedtotheCouncila'Proposalfora
Regulation(EEC)oftheCouncilontheestablishment ofharmonizedstatistics
relatingtoforeignworkers'.ITodecisiononthishasyetbeentaken.
12.Thedevelopment programmeenvisagesanextensioninthefieldof
employmentstatisticsbyspecialsurveystoobtaininformation onparticular
groupsorcategories.
Itmaybepossibleinthisconnectiontomakeuseofthesample
surveysonmanpowerwhichareanessentialinstrumentincarryingout
supplementary surveysdealingwithtopicalaspectsdirectlyrelatedtothe
labourmarketonwhichnotenoughdataareavailable,orwhichcannotbe
measuredfromanyothersource.

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TheCommissionproposesthatothersocialfactorsconnectedwith
employment,whichfor:methodological reasonsoannet "becovered "bythevarious
studiesincludediritheProgramme,shouldbedealtwithinadhocsurveys,
to"becarriedoutas'faraspossibleusingnationalsourcesalready
available.'
CONCLUFI^H .,
TheCommissionproposestotheCouncil:
–toapprovetheProgrammeofemploymentStatisticsdescribedinthis
document; -■•• '
-toconfirmtheimportanceitattachestoitseffectiveimplementation .
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;AKMEXTOTHEPROGRAMMEOFEMPLOYMENTSTATISTICS _
,SOURCESOPEMPLOYMENT 'STATISTICS
1.Severalstudiesandsurveysonemploymentalreadyexist.In1972
theStatistical OfficeoftheEuropeanCommunitiestookstepstocompilean
inventoryofexistingstatisticsatnationalandCommunitylevel,andupdated
itin1975"toincorporatethenewMemberStates(l).
*
2.Themainsourcesofstatistical informationavailableatCommunity
levelareasfollows:
A–Generalpopulationcensuses
B–Communitysamplesurveysofmanpower
C-Harmonizedstatisticsonwageandsalaryearners •
D–Harmonizedstatistics onhoursofwork
E-Communitysurveysofthestructure 'anddistribution ofwagesand;
salaries
P-Structuressurveyfor1975aspartoftheprogrammeofsurveysonthe
struotureofagricultural holdings
G-Surveysontheearningsofpermanent'workersemployedinagriculture
H–StatisticsonemploymentintheEC3Cindustries
I–Otherdatafromnationalsources#
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(l)--''National.,andCommunityStatisticsonEmployment"–1972
(Doc.n°118/72). "
'Nationaland.CommunityStatisticsonKnployment"–1975
(Documentincourseofpreparation).

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A–Generalpopulation censuses
Theresultsofthegeneralpopulationcensusesareausefulbench­
markindeterminingthesizeandstructureofthelabourforceandnon­
workingpopulationatwidelyspacedintervals.Sofar,however,ithasbeen
possibletomakeonlylimiteduseofthissource,asnationalcensuseswere
carriedoutatdifferentdatesandwerebasedondefinitions which.werenot
alwayscompatiblewithinternational concepts.
Toobtainbetterbasicinformation,afreshefforthasbeenmadeinthefield
ofdemographicstatistics.Theworkisooncemedwiththecompilationof
Communitytablesforthegeneralpopulationcensuses1968-1971andxvith''
preparations fortheanalysisofacommoncoreoftopicsinthe1981censuses.
ACouncilDirective(l)wasissuedin1973"tosynchronizethesecensuses.
B«-Common-'tysamplesurveysofmanpower '
InordertoobtaincomparabledataatCommunitylevelohthestructure
ofemployment,afirstsamplesurvey-,ofmanpowerwasconductedini960.This
surveywasrepeatedannuallyfrom.1968to1971andin1973(2).In1975»
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)-n°2640/74of15October1974,thesurvey
wasconducedforthefirsttimeinallnineMemberStates.Itcovered
600000households.
Thesamplesurveyofmanpoweristhemostimportantprojectinthe
harmonieation .ofemploymentstatisticsundertakenbytheStatisticalOffice
andbyMemberStates. • •
Thesurveyisbasedonjointlyagreeddefinitionsandprovidesthe
followinginformationforcountriesandatcertainregionallevels:
a)thestructureofthepopulationintermsofthemainemploymentcriteria
(employedpersons,unemployedpersons,nort-activepopulation);
(1)CouncilDirectiveof22November1973ofthesynchronization ofgeneral
populationcensuses,(73/403/ESC)OJN°L347of17December1973*
(2)The?.9?3surveywascarriedoutpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)
N°27Z3/72of19December1972.The6foundermembersoftheCommunity
partAyirs-tedinthesurvey,asdidtheUnitedKingdom.Denmarkand
Irelandwerenotabletotakepartatthattime.

b)thestractureofemploymentintermsofindividualcharacteri-stics
(sex,age,maritalstatus,etc.)smdoccupationalcharacteristics (status,
sector,^branch,etc,)j.
c)thestructure -ofhoursWorked; ■– .-
djthestructureofunemployment andofother"personsseekingemployment
intermsofindividualcharacteristics ,talcingaccountofthetypeof
employmentsought,thereasonsforseekingemployment,th&durationand
methodofsearch. "''"*
Thesurveyalsomakesitpossibletoanalysecertainspecificaspects
ofeconomicactivityonwhichitisdifficulttoobtaininformationfromother
sources.Examplesareregionalandoccupationalmobility,occasional -.or■
subordinateactivities,andfullorpart–timeworking.
Finally,anotheraspectwhichshould.notbeunderestimated isthe
possibilityofincludingsupplementary questionsonproblemsofdirect
relevance'toemployment.In1973itwasthuspossibleto-conductaspecific
surveyonvocationaltraining,theresultsofwhichwerealsoanalysedto
showtherelationship betweeneconomicactivityandleveloftraining.•-
In1975supplementary questionswhichbearonconditionsofwork
havebeenincludedinthesurveywithaviewtostudyingsuchaspectsinthe
socio-economic contextoftheCocmunity.
C~Harmonizedstatisticsonwageandsalaryearners ■•.......
ThesestatisticswerecompiledfromV$66to1972onthebasisof
surveysavailableatnationallevel.Theycoveredwageandsalaryearners
inindustry,brokendownbyHICEbranch(NomenclatureofIndustriesinthe
EuropeanCommunities).Abreakdownbyregionfortheextractive,manufacture
ingandbuildingindustrieswascarriedoutonlybytheFederalRepublicof
Germany,FranceandItaly.
Thesestatisticsaretobecompletelyrevisedandcoordinatedwith
theannualsurveyofindustric.1activity(l).
(l)CouncilDirectiveof6June1972,relativetothecarryingoutof
coordinatedannualsurveysofindustrialactivity(72/221/EEC),OJ
N®L133of10June1972.

D–Harmonisedstatistics onhoursofwork ,-■
1'
Thebasicdatausedincompilingharmonizedstatistics on.hoursof
workareobtainedfromnationalsurveysregularlycarriedoutin"thevarious
countries.Thesearehalf-yearly surveysofearningwhichalsoprovide
information ontheaverageweeklyhoursworkedintheundertaking.Thedata
areobtainedbythenationalstatisticalofficesfromindustrialestablishments
andareanalysednationallyusingCommunitydefinitions .Theyarebroken
downbyMCEbranch.A"breakdownbyregioniscarriedoutonlyfortheFederal
RepublicofGermanyandItaly.
E.–Communitysurvey^ntj\e_sjtructuxe^jinddistribution ofwagesand__salar_ies
Samplesurveysonthestructureofwagesandsalariesinindustry
wereconductedbythesixMemberStatesin1966and1972usinguniform
questionnaires returnedbyundertakings with10ormoreemployees.
Thesurveysprovidedindividualparticulars ofthebusinesses
(size,branch,region,etc.)andtheemployees(sex,age,lengthofservice
inthecompany,professionalqualifications ,.methodofpayment,organization
oftheworkingdayearnings,etc.).AnalysisatCommunitylevelmadeit
possibletodeterminethestructureoftheworkforceintermsoftheabove
characteristics ,
Workisinprogressoncompilingtheresultsforthe1972survey.
Asurveyonthestructureanddistribution ofwagesandsalariesinthe
sectorofwholesaleandretailtrade,bankingandinsurancewasorganizedin
1974andcoveredthenineMemberStates.

P-Structuressurveyfor1975
Usefulinformation onagricultural manpoweratthelevelofthe
holdingistohecollectedaspartofthestructuressurveyfor1975»
eatablished "bytheCouncilDirectiveof20January,1975(l)•Aclassification
ofworkers "bysex,agegroupandstatus(farmer,familyworkers,employee)
isproposed.
i
G–Surveyontheearningsofpermanentworkersinagriculture
Thefirstsurveyontheearningsofpermanentworkersin
agrioulture wascarriedoutin1974inaccordancewiththeCouncilRegulation
(EEC)N°677/74(2).Thesurveywascarriedout"bymeansofrandomsampling.
Foreachpermanentworkeralldatawerecollectedrelatingtogrosscash
earningsforonemonthin1974>"theexistenceorabsenceofbenefitsinkind,
thenatureofworkperformed,thebasis'onwhichearningswerecalculated
andthenumberofhourspaid,aswellasthesex,ageandprofessional
qualifications .Therepetitionofthissurveyin1975wasprovidedforin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)-N°1103/75(3).
H-StatisticsofemploymentinECSOindustries
1Statisticsspecificallyrelatingtoemploymentincoalmines,iron
oremines-andthesteelindustryasdefinedintheECSCtreatyhavebeen
compiledsince.1955*.Theyareobtainedfromadirectsurveyof-undertakings
basedonastandardquestionnaire distributedthrough;employerstassociations.

Returnsmadeatfrequentintervals(monthlyorquarterly)relateto
,nnmbersonthepayrolland,inthecaseofmanualworkers,toattendancesand
absencesfromworkaccordingtoreason,aswellas"tonewarrivalsand'
departures "bymotive.Asurveyrelating "specifically ^tothenationality
offoreignworkersisconductedannually.The"breakdownbyage"isdetermined
eitherannuallyorevery'threeyears. v "
:- V-. ;•ia•
I,–(Hherdatafromnationalsources •.>
Themainstatisticalseriescompiled "bytheStatisticalOfficefrom
nationaldataareasfollows:... .
-a)annual'sériésonemploymentandunemployment ;
b)monthlyseriesonnumbersseekingworkandvacancies },
c)monthlyseriesonlabourdisputes.
a)Animalsériésoneciployinentandunemplo.yment ••
'Thfeannualseriesonthelabourforce,employmentandunemployment
areestimatesmadebythestatisticalofficesoftheMemberStates.Generally
speaking,thedataarebrokendown-tjysex,sector,professional statusand
I.S.I.C.branch(UN"International StandardIndustrialClassification ofall
EconomicActivities"). •',.
Theseseriesarenotentirelycomparableastherearedifferences
-•inthemethodof-estimating,in,th$conceptsemployedand(inthereference
datesinthevariouscountries .*Therearealsoproblemsinharmonizing
theseserieswithothernationalorCommunityseries.
b)Monthlyseriesonnumbersseekingworkandvacancies
Thesestatisticsarederivedfromtherecordsoftheemployment
offices.Asadministrative practiceandstatutoryprovisionsdifferfrom
country,thesedataarenotcomparable.Theycanbeusedonlytoindicate
trendsoveraperiodoftimewithinonecountry.

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Fornumbersseekingwork(unemployment),monthlyseriesonthe
numberofpersonsregisteringatemploymentofficeswhoremainoutofwork
attheendofeachmonthareassembled.Generallyspeaking,thesedatamay
bebrokendownbysex,regionandoccupational category,butthisinformation
isnotstandardized betweencountriesandthenomenclatures havenotbeen
harmonized.
Figuresforvacanciesareobtainedbycombiningthemonthlyseries
ofthenumberofvacanciesnotifiedtoemploymentofficesandremaining
unfilled.
Firuresforthenumberofvacanciesfilledeachmontharealso
collectedthroughtheemploymentoffices.
c)Monthlyseriesonlabourdisputes
Thenumberofdayslostthroughstrikesiscompiledonthebasisof
nationalpublications .Therearemajordifferences fromcountrytocountryt
lock–outsareincludedincertainnationalstatistics,adistinctionisnot
alwaysmadebetweenstrikersproperandworkerslaidoffbecauseofstrikes,
certainstrikesofageneralnaturearesometimesnotincludedastheyaxe
notdirectlyconnectedwiththecontractofemployment.Thebreakdownof
thedatabybranchofactivityisinaccordancewithnationalnomenclatures *