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Labour and Income, Social Statistics.
Lars Peter Christensen
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lpc@dst.dk

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Public sector employment (quarterly)

The statistics publish quarterly the number of full-time employees in general government sector. The statistics are broken down by subsector and the COFOG classification.

Data description

The statistics publish quarterly the number of full-time employees in general government sector. The statistics are broken down by subsector and the COFOG classification.

Classification system

The results are distributed by COFOG and by sector (General Government and its subsectors).

Sector coverage

The statistics cover general government (and its subsectors).

Statistical concepts and definitions

Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG): The breakdown by purpose follows the classification COFOG (classification of the functions of government). This classification system is used in national accounts relating to the expenditures on government. COFOG has not been used in connection with employment statistics before.

Classification of the functions of Government (COFOG) is described in Danish, see.

Full-Time Employees in the General Government: The statistics cover the general government sector. Counting unit is employee job within the government and determined number of full-time employees. Full-time employed workers refers to the average number of full-time employees in the three months of the quarter.

Sector: The public employment statistics using national accounts definition of general government. The statistics are based on the new sector code based on national accounts manual ESA2010.

Statistical unit

The number of full-time employees.

Statistical population

The population is the number of full-time employees in general government sector.

Reference area

Full regional coverage.

Time coverage

First Quarter 2008 onwards.

Base period

Not relevant for this statistics.

Unit of measure

The number of full-time employees.

Reference period

01-01-2024 - 31-03-2024

Frequency of dissemination

The statistics are published quarterly.

Legal acts and other agreements

Data originate from SKAT (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration).

This area is not covered by any EU-legislation.

Cost and burden

There is no direct response burden since data originate from SKAT (the Danish Customs and Tax Administration).

Comment

Please contact Statistics Denmark for further information.