WP2 Labour input in the WP2 Labour input in the National Account: ItalyNational Account: Italy

Consortium meetingConsortium meeting

Helsinki 9-11 June 2005Helsinki 9-11 June 2005

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Labour input estimates in Labour input estimates in compliance with ESA95compliance with ESA95

The overall volume of labour input within the national The overall volume of labour input within the national accounts framework includes different registered accounts framework includes different registered and unregistered types of employment. and unregistered types of employment.

The concept of registered and unregistered The concept of registered and unregistered employment is closely linked to the one of observed employment is closely linked to the one of observed and non-observed productive activities included and non-observed productive activities included within the production boundaries of ESA95. within the production boundaries of ESA95.

Moreover, the labour input estimates are coherent Moreover, the labour input estimates are coherent

with the recommendations of the with the recommendations of the Exhaustiveness Exhaustiveness criterioncriterion

(European Commission decision of February 1994) (European Commission decision of February 1994)

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The exhaustiveness criterion The exhaustiveness criterion Commission decision of 22 February Commission decision of 22 February

1994 1994

Definition - Definition - Article 2Article 2

GNP and GDP estimates are exhaustive GNP and GDP estimates are exhaustive when they cover not only production, when they cover not only production, primary income and expenditure which are primary income and expenditure which are directly observed in statistical surveys or directly observed in statistical surveys or administrative files, but include administrative files, but include production, primary income and production, primary income and expenditure which are not directly expenditure which are not directly observed observed

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Measures of labour input in NAMeasures of labour input in NA

Domestic workersDomestic workers JobsJobs Full-time equivalent unitsFull-time equivalent units Hours actually workedHours actually worked

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Workers employedWorkers employedHouseholds surveys (LFS, Multipurpose Survey, Census Households surveys (LFS, Multipurpose Survey, Census

of population), registered and part of unregistered of population), registered and part of unregistered workers workers

JobsJobsEnterprises surveys (Istat business survey, Enterprises surveys (Istat business survey, ASIA ASIA business business

register), registered jobs (Social Security data base).register), registered jobs (Social Security data base).

Full-time equivalent unitsFull-time equivalent unitsFull-time jobs plus part-time jobs transformed in full-time Full-time jobs plus part-time jobs transformed in full-time

using coefficients that take into accounts hours using coefficients that take into accounts hours worked.worked.

Measures of labour input Measures of labour input associated to each sources of associated to each sources of

information (1/2)information (1/2)

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Hours workedHours workedHouseholds surveys, hours actually worked Households surveys, hours actually worked

and normal hours as declared by the and normal hours as declared by the interviewed in the main as in the interviewed in the main as in the secondary jobs (registered and secondary jobs (registered and unregistered)unregistered)

Enterprises surveys, hours actually worked Enterprises surveys, hours actually worked in registered jobs (both main and in registered jobs (both main and secondary) as declared by enterprisessecondary) as declared by enterprises

Measures of labour input Measures of labour input associated to each sources of associated to each sources of

information (2/2)information (2/2)

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• Lack of complete information regarding Lack of complete information regarding hours actually worked hours actually worked

• Difficulties concern the possibility of Difficulties concern the possibility of distinguishing the labour input among the distinguishing the labour input among the different different skillsskills (such as qualification, level (such as qualification, level of education or position on the job) due to of education or position on the job) due to the lack of detailed and coherent the lack of detailed and coherent statistical sources, even on the statistical sources, even on the corresponding remunerationscorresponding remunerations

Problems connected with the Problems connected with the hours worked measure hours worked measure

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• In the NA framework, compensation In the NA framework, compensation of employees are coherent with jobs, of employees are coherent with jobs, Full Time Equivalent units and hours Full Time Equivalent units and hours actually worked actually worked

• Main sources: business surveys and Main sources: business surveys and social security data basesocial security data base

Compensation of employees: Compensation of employees: main data sources main data sources

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Type of employment by Type of employment by professional statusprofessional status

absolute value * % absolute value * %

Registered employees 13.462,8 57,4 14.204,4 58,9

Unregistered employees 2.949,4 12,6 2.851,7 11,8

Registered self-employed 6.459,8 27,5 6.493,7 26,9

Unregistered self-employed 579,6 2,5 585,6 2,4

Total FTEs units 23.451,6 100,0 24135,3 100,0

* Thousands of units

2000 2002

1010

To To useuse full-time equivalent units as measure full-time equivalent units as measure of labour input of labour input

To To qualifyqualify labour input by industry in terms labour input by industry in terms of: of:

1)1) the professional qualification of registered the professional qualification of registered employees (managers, blue collars, white employees (managers, blue collars, white collars and apprentices)collars and apprentices)

2)2) unregistered employees unregistered employees

3)3) registered and unregistered self-employed registered and unregistered self-employed

What has been done to estimate What has been done to estimate adjusted labour input growth rateadjusted labour input growth rate

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Classification of labour Classification of labour inputinput

ProfessionProfessional statusal status

Employees, Self-employedEmployees, Self-employed

Size of Size of enterprisesenterprises

8 classes (1-5, 6-9, 10-14, 15-19, 8 classes (1-5, 6-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-49, 50-99, 100-249, 250 and 20-49, 50-99, 100-249, 250 and over)over)

IndustryIndustry 26 industries, that is 31 Nace-code 26 industries, that is 31 Nace-code excluding real estate services, Public excluding real estate services, Public administration, education, private administration, education, private households with employed persons, households with employed persons, extra-territorial servicesextra-territorial services

Position on Position on the jobthe job

Managers, white collars, blue Managers, white collars, blue collars, apprenticies collars, apprenticies

Type of Type of employmenemploymentt

Registered and unregisteredRegistered and unregistered

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Compensation of employees for job position (managers,white collar, blue collar, apprentices)

Classification of labour compensationClassification of labour compensation

Registered employees

Unregistered employees

Wages and salaries of employees

Self-employed workers

Compensation of employees