State Statistical Office of Macedonia

State Statistical Office

Labour Market Department

Dame Gruev br.4

1000 Skopje

Republic of Macedonia

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filled Questionnaires

4 years

last validation are made in SAS

Data are compiled in data entry phase

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The data on labour cost are used by policy makers, Government and state organs, social actors, the media, researchers and students and they are one of the basic statistical data indispensable to follow the changes on the labour market.

These data on labour cost are one of the basic statistical data indispensable to follow the changes on the labour market.

Major foreign user of survey data is Eurostat. Enterprises are still not so high interested for statistical data for their market research activities or for consultancy services but their interest is in increase.

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Sampling frame

The frame selection was obtained from all companies active in the Statistical Business Register situation and we getting a set of 56 329 statistical units

Sample

The sample design of this survey is made following the regulations described in Council Regulation No.530/1999, but adapted to our conditions and possibilities.

Statistical units are enterprises, in the total number of employed are included employees from the units. .

According to the Council Regulation the sample is stratified random sample. Stratification is regional, by activities and by the size of the business entities.

Stratification:

- Stratification by activities is at the level of sectors from B to S NACE Rev.2 (Mining and quarrying (B), Manufacturing (C), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (D), Electricity, gas and water supply (E), Construction (F), Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (G), Accommodation and food service activities (I), Transportation and storage (H), Information and communication (J), Financial and insurance activities (K), Real estate activities (L), Professional, scientific and technical activities (M), Administrative and support service activities (N), Public administration and defense, compulsory social security (O), Education (P), Human health and social work activities (Q),  Arts, entertainment and recreation (R), and Other service activities (S).

Stratification by size of business entities is actually stratification by the number of employees in 6 strata: less than 10 employees, 10-49, 50-249, 250-499, 500-999, 1000 and more employees. In this way 108 (18x6) strata are made.

The size of the sample is 4449 units.

All business entities from size strata with 250 and more employees are included in the sample.  In strata with 1-9 employees and 10-49, 50-249 employees business entities were chosen randomly.  When selecting the sample the percentage representation by regions was respected. 

The computations of CVs have been produced using the software SAS, PROC SURVEYMEANS procedure.

In the tables in annex, coefficients of variation are shown in percentages for variables D  (Annual labour costs) and D/B1 (Hourly labour costs) for different individual breakdowns.

Non sampling error are not measured

There is no difference between the reference and the study population.

Possible over-coverage and under-coverage may happen because of demography of the units: births, deaths, mergers and de-mergers of old units.

To avoid this to the possible rate, we used the latest updated version of the sampling frame, the business register of the SSO.

Over-coverage rate is not available. 

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The questionnaire was made according the EU regulation. The survey was conducted in April 2013. An information letter was sent to the business entities previously. The data collection method that was used was self-administrated survey done by sending the questionnaires by post to the enterprises. Data control was done during the survey by the staff in the regional offices, and later by the staff in the subject matter department in SSO.

Most of the errors and difficulties in filling in the data were found in the variables for paid but not worked hours and in the variables for labour cost for days not worked.

These mistakes were corrected during the data collection or in the post-data-collection processes data entry or editing.

The overall unit non response rate was 25.9 %.

The overall unit response rate was 74.1 %. Response rate by activities and NUTS3 is given in the tables in annex.

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Processing errors in post-data-collection processes such as data entry errors were found and corrected.

No item non response, but correction are made with data from Labour monthly survey

No models were used.

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The data were published on 17 April 2014, which is 15 months after the reference period 2012. The data were sent to EUROSTAT in June 2014.

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The LCS in Macedonia was conducted April 2013. A circular letter containing the general information about the survey and obligation by Law of Statistics to fill the questionnaire and the questionnaire was sent by post to the respondent units. The data collection method that was used was self-administrated survey. The respondent units had a period of 15 days (10.04-25.04.2013) in which they had to fill in and send back the questionnaire. Staff in the regional offices controlled the data and send to SSO by the end of May. In order to collect data from more medium and large enterprises big effort was made reminding the respondent units again to send back the questionnaire. Data processing in SSO was done from July 2013 till April 2014 by the following order:

- The data was controlled by the staff from the subject matter department;
- Data entry;
- Data checking and editing
- Weighting of the data and making tables
- Data analysis of the results.

The final results were published on 17 April 2014

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The methodology and the used definitions are according the EU regulations.

The coherence is analyzed according to the template provided by Eurostat.

There is no deviation from European concepts.

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Not enough length of time series, LCS started in 2004 with period two years, and since 2008 period is four years

Not enough length of time series, LCS started in 2004 with period two years, and since 2008 period is four years

1. Coherence with the Labour Force Survey

The comparison between the number of hours actually worked in 2012, expressed per employee (from Labour Cost Survey) and the average actual hours worked in the main job per year of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), expressed per employee shows small differences in four NACE Rev.2 sections, average differences in eight NACE Rev.2 sections and large differences in six NACE Rev.2 sections.

Apart from the clear difference in terms of employment definitions and survey methodology between LFS and LCS, the main reason for the discrepancies between the figures provided by the two data sources is the informal sector that is covered only by LFS.

The sections where the number of hours worked is much higher in LFS than in LCS are F- Construction, B- Mining and quarrying, D- Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, G- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles etc.

Small difference we have in section Q- Human health and social work activities and P- Education. The only sector where the number of hours worked is higher in LCS than in LFS is O- Public administration and defense, compulsory social security.

2. Coherence with Structural Business Statistics

The sections where wages and salaries are much higher in LCS than in SBS are: O- Public administration and defense, compulsory social security and H- Transportation and storage (See table in annex).

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The comparisons between the compensation of employees, expressed per employee, show differences between Labour Cost Survey and National Account, especially in sector F- Construction. This is due to the different calculation method that is used in NA for the number of employees, which is significantly higher in NA than in LCS.

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The data were published in April 2014 as final data, including explanations and short methodology and are available for the users on our web site. The publication for this survey is also available.

No results are sent to reporting units included in the sample.

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Release and publication available in english as well

online release http://www.stat.gov.mk/PrikaziSoopstenie.aspx?rbrtxt=119

online publication http://www.stat.gov.mk/PrikaziPoslednaPublikacija.aspx?id=4

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online and paper, http://www.stat.gov.mk/PrikaziPoslednaPublikacija.aspx?id=4

Basic methodological explanation are published in release and publication.

The methodology and the used definitions are according the EU regulations.

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