[DK] Employment Statistics for Employees

Full name of the series in original language

Beskæftigelse for Lønmodtagere

Abstract

The purpose of the Employment statistics for employees is to clarify the shortterm development in the employment of employees in Danish enterprises.

The statistics were published for the first time 30 June 2011 containing employment data for the period 1st quarter 2008 - 4th quarter 2010.

The source of the statistics is the eIncome Register of Statistics Denmark combined with data from the Business Register and the Population Register of Statisics Denmark. The eIncome Regsiter of Statistics Denmark is based on income information reported to the Income Register of the Danish Tax Authorities (eIncome).

The flash edition is based directly on the information reported to eIncome with additional information from the eIncome Register and the Business Register of Statistics Denmark.

The Employment statistics for employees describes the number of full-time employees on a quarterly basis from 1st quarter 2008. In the preliminary release, the employment figures are distributed by sectors and overall industries. The revised and final editions are distributed by sectors and by more detailled industries and work-place area.

Population: The statistics comprise employees in Danish enterprises, which report wages to Skat's eIncome register, regardless if the employee lives in Denmark or abroad.

Observation unit: The observation unit is an employee job defined as an employed persons connection to a workplace for a period of time in a Danish enterprise.One person may have more than one job at different workplaces during the same period and one person may also have more than one job on the same workplace at different periods.

Variables:
Fulltime employees: On the basis of all hours paid the number of fulltime employees is calculated by dividing the total sum of hours paid in a month with 160.33. The number of fulltime employees in a reference quarter is calculated as the average number of employees in the three months of the quarter.

Geographic coverage

Denmark

Time period

2008 => 2012

Types of available microdata

Consistency type

Access mode

Update date

15/09/2021