STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATIONS USED IN THE EU LFS

Last update: 02/09/2011

 

The classification of EU LFS results is conducted in accordance with the international systems.

 

  • The country codes are based (but not fully conforming)  to the ISO 3166 (International Organisation of Standardisation), with the main exceptions for Greece and the United Kingdom which are coded as EL and UK respectively (for specific data extractions and NUTS codification, GR code is used).
  • The regional codes are the NUTS II and the corresponding statistical regions for the EFTA and Candidate Countries.
  • The education classifications, the level and field of completed and current education, are based on ISCED-97.
  • The classification of occupation uses ISCO on 4 digit level for the main job and 3 digit level for the previous occupation.
  • The classification of economic activity uses NACE on the 3 digit level for the main job and the 2 digit level for the other job descriptions.
  • The classification of professional status is based on ICSE-93.

                                                                             

For more details on the classification used and the transition rules in case where the classification was changed / modified please check:

 

Ø      Economic activity: NACE Revision 2 from 2008, NACE revision 1.1 from 2005 to 2008, NACE revision 1 from 1992 to 2004, NACE 1970 from 1983 to 1991. See also details on the transition between NACE Rev. 1.1 and Rev. 2  

 

Ø      Occupation: ISCO 08 from 2011; ISCO 88 (COM) until 2010

 

Ø      Education: ISCED 1997

 

Ø      Regional codes: NUTS II