[DK] Registered-Based Labour Force Statistics (RAS Statistics)

Full name of the series in original language

Registerbaseret Arbejdsstyrkestatistik (RAS)

Abstract

The purpose of the RAS statistics is to provide a description of the Danish population's attachment to the labour market at a given moment en time (at the end of November). To do so the variable socio-economic status is used.RAS statistics follows the international guidelines set by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The guidelines are directed at Surveys (Labour Force Surveys) where information about attachment to the labour market is given by respondents. In RAS the guidelines from ILO have been adjusted to the fit the possibilities available when using material based on registers.

The first version of the RAS statistics includes the population resident in Denmark as of the 1 January 1981 and its attachment to the labour market at the end of November 1980. The statistics have been compiled once every year since 1981.

The register-based labour force statistics (RAS) are annual status observations of the population's attachment to the labour market at a given point-in-time at the end of November.

The most essential variable in the statistic is the variable socio-economic status. By using this variable the population can be divided into 3 main groups which are;
employed persons
unemployed persons
persons outside the labour force

Employed persons are either employees, self-employed or assisting spouses. Persons outside the labour force are divided into 4 groups. Persons temporarily outside the labour force, retired from the labour force, Pensioners and others outside the labour force.

In some cases a person can be part several different groups at the time of reference (they are a part of more than one gross stock). To determine the most important attachment to the labour market an order of priority is used. The order of priority is based on the principles for the population's attachment to the labour market as given from ILO and the quality of the sources.

The RAS-statistics contains background infomation related to both the person and the work place. The most important infomation concerning the work place are;

- industry
- adress
- sector

Geographic coverage

Denmark

Notes

Source : http://www.dst.dk/declarations/848

Time period

1981 => 2012

Types of available microdata

Consistency type

Access mode

Update date

15/09/2021