Open workforce data: official statistics & classifications

Where is trustworthy, official workforce data published, and how are jobs and industries classified? Each page explains an official statistics office, data portal or classification system — and links only to the official source. General information only; we publish no figures of our own — always read the data on the official portal.

Overview

What this covers

National statistics offices and official labour-data portals.
Occupational and industry classifications (ISCO, NACE, CZ-NACE, ESCO).
How employers and candidates can use official workforce data.
Links only to official statistics and government data sources.

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Classifications

Occupational and industry classifications.

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CZ-NACE Industry Classification

CZ-NACE is the Czech national version of the European NACE system for classifying economic activities, used to describe what an organisation actually does.

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ESCO: The European Skills, Competences and Occupations Classification

ESCO is a European classification that links occupations with the skills and competences associated with them, in a shared, multilingual vocabulary.

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ISCED: The International Standard Classification of Education

ISCED is the international standard for classifying education, giving levels of education and fields of study a shared structure.

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How to Read ISCO and NACE

ISCO and NACE are two separate classification systems that are easy to confuse: one organises occupations, the other organises industries.

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National Statistics Offices: An Overview

National statistics offices are the official bodies that produce a country’s public statistics, including labour and economic data.

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Data portals & databases

Official labour-data portals and databases.

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Eurostat Labour Data

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union, and its labour datasets are a primary place to read comparable, official figures on employment across member states.

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OECD Employment Data

The OECD compiles official employment and labour-market statistics for its member economies, offering an international view that sits alongside national and EU sources.

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The EU Labour Force Survey Explained

The EU Labour Force Survey is the main household survey behind much of Europe’s comparable employment statistics.

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Official Labour-Market Databases: A Practical Guide

Official labour-market databases are where statistical offices publish their figures in a structured, searchable form.

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Public Workforce Statistics Programmes

Behind official labour figures sit ongoing statistics programmes.

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How to Use Official Labour Data

Official labour data is only useful when it is read carefully.

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National statistics offices

Official labour statistics by country.

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Official Labour Statistics: the Czech Republic

The Czech Statistical Office is the official body behind the Czech Republic’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Germany

The Federal Statistical Office is the official body behind Germany’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Poland

Statistics Poland (GUS) is the official body behind Poland’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Slovakia

The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic is the official body behind Slovakia’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Hungary

The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) is the official body behind Hungary’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Romania

The National Institute of Statistics (INS) is the official body behind Romania’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Austria

Statistics Austria is the official body behind Austria’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: the Netherlands

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is the official body behind the Netherlands’ public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Belgium

Statbel is the official body behind Belgium’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: France

INSEE is the official body behind France’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Spain

The National Statistics Institute (INE) is the official body behind Spain’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: the United States

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the official body behind the United States’ public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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Official Labour Statistics: Canada

Statistics Canada is the official body behind Canada’s public labour data, and reading its figures at source helps employers and candidates ground decisions in authoritative numbers rather than second-hand summaries.

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