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For any question on data and metadata, please contact: Eurostat user support |
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1.1. Contact organisation |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Trade, Transport, Services, Tourism and Enviroment Statistics Unit |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Czech Statistical Office Na padesátém 81 100 82 Praha 10 Czech Republic |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 30/04/2021 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 30/04/2021 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 30/04/2021 |
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3.1. Data description | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number of persons employed The three above mentioned indicators are primarily based on specific quarterly survey. For the details on data sources and outputs compilation please see the questions 18.1-18.5. |
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3.2. Classification system | |||||||||||||||||||||
NACE Rev. 2 (national version CZ NACE) |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||||||||||||||||||||
NACE Rev. 2 Sections H, I, J, L, M, N |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Number of persons employed: |
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||||||||||||||||||||
Enterprise |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||||||||||||||||||||
All market enterprises with main activity in NACE Rev. 2 Divisions 45, 46, Sections H, I, J, L, M, N. All size classes are included. The frame is the Business Register, which is regularily updated with demographic changes.
Statistical population includes:
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3.7. Reference area | |||||||||||||||||||||
All activities on the territory of the Czech Republic are covered including activities of local units (branches) which do not constitute a separate legal entity and which are dependent on foreign enterprises. Excluded are activities of foreign enterprises carried out by their personnel (non-residents of the Czech Republic) on the territory of the Czech Republic (e.g. activities of sales representatives, delivery personnel, repair and maintenance teams). As regards the foreign activities of the enterprises registered in the Czech Republic, the activities of branches which do not constitute a separate legal entity abroad are excluded. Included are, however, activities of the Czech enterprises performed via their employees - Czech residents. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number of persons employed - from first quarter 2000 onwards |
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3.9. Base period | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015=100 for hours worked adjusted by working days. Data for other indicators until the end of 2018 were provided to Eurostat as absolute values and starting from 2019 as indices (2015=100). |
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Quarter |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
- Act No. 89/1995 Coll. on the state statistical service of June 15, 1995, amended by Act No. 220/2000 Coll. and Act No. 411/2000 Coll. - Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics amended by the Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
The referred indicators are not regularly shared with international organizations, except for Eurostat. |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
The confidentiality policy is based on: |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Data are only published down to an activity level at which they are not confidential. Data allowing direct or indirect identification of individual enterprise can only be published under written permission of all related subjects. The parameters for primary confidential data determination are confidential. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
Data are sent to Eurostat 2 months after the end of the reference quarter (number of persons employed) and 2 months (deadline 3 months) after the end of the reference quarter (gross wages and salaries, hours worked). Number of persons employed and hours worked are not published nationally. Average registered number of employees (headcount) and wages, excl. other personnel expenses are published nationally according to the published deadlines (aproximately 65 days after the end of the reference quarter). |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
The CZSO release calendar does not include the publication of the variables in question (Number of persons employed and hours worked) as they are not disseminated nationally. Annexes: Catalogue of Products |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
All the standard publication tables are released at the same time for all users. Requests for data that are not included in the standard tables are considered individually, taking into acount all the aspects of quality. |
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Quarterly |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
Data on the number of persons employed and hours worked are not published in the form of news releases. Data on gross wages and salaries are published in the form of news releases. Annexes: Average wages |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
The variables in question (Number of persons employed and hours worked) are not published nationally. Only average registered number of employees (headcount) and wages, excl. other personnel expenses are published nationally. Annexes: Average wages |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Not available. |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
Microdata are not usually available to users. Each request for microdata, solely for research purposes, is considered individually by the respective experts. According to the recommendation of the experts, the President of CZSO decides whether the microdata will be provided or not. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Time series are sent to Eurostat. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
Important aspects and procedures of quality management within statistical production process as well as methodology are documented in the so-called technical projects, event. instructions for surveyors that are available for every statistics produced. An elementary description of methodology is given on the CZSO website. Annexes: Methodology |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
Audit reports including all the test and analysis carried out within the audit are stored and the public parts are available on request (see also quality management). |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
1. Irregular methodological audits. Audits are usually carried out by expert group comprising of internal and external experts (NA experts, representatives of universities, ministries etc.). |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
1. Standard STS compliance assessments carried out by Eurostat. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
1. External users: Eurostat, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech National Bank. |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
No users satisfaction surveys are carried out, however, we are constantly in contact with different groups of users, e.g. ministries, Czech National Bank, different associations (e.g. Association of small and medium sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic), internet users etc. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
The Czech Republic provides Eurostat with all data required by the STS Regulation. |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
Overall asessment: |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
Sampling error is not regularly measured. |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
The main problems related to non-sampling errors are the following: The response rate is approx. 80 % at the time when the survey is closed for a reference quarter. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
Data are sent to Eurostat 2 months after the end of the reference quarter (number of persons employed) and 2 months (deadline 3 months) after the end of the reference quarter (gross wages and salaries, hours worked). Number of persons employed and hours worked are not published nationally. Average registered number of employees (headcount) and wages, excl. other personnel expenses are published nationally according to the published deadlines (approximately 65 days after the end of the reference quarter). |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
Releases delivered on time: 100 % |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
There are a few specifities of the Czech labour market that could lead to minor discrepancies when the comparability of data between countries is concerned, namely: |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
The relevant time series are available from the first quarter of 2000, they are comparable over time. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
As basically all labour market data surveyed among businesses are based on the same administrative sources and the same estimation methods, methodological coherence especially between quarterly (STS) and annual (SBS) outputs is secured. The regular coherence checks are taken for granted. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
Aggregates are internally consistent to the sub aggregates. There are no problems regarding internal consistence of the time series in question. |
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Average quarterly number of employees and quarterly wages are surveyed quarterly. They are a part of the questionnaire Práce 2-04. The questionnaire is completed by the sample of approximately 4,2 thousand services businesses. We do not follow cost of individual indicators. |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
The system of regular revisions is briefly described on the CZSO website. Methodological changes are announced at the time of the change, major changes in advance. Revision calendar is published on the CZSO website. The same revision policy is applied to data released nationally and transmitted to Eurostat. Annexes: Key Documents Revisions Policy of the CZSO |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
We distinguish regular/planned and irregular/unplanned revisions. The regular revisions are carried out every quarter, irregular revision are undertaken in case of unpredictable significant events (e.g. a significant respondent corrected data, correction/update of administrative data etc.) |
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18.1. Source data | |||
Sources: Statistical survey (Práce 2-04) and administrative data 1) Type of source: Statistical survey (Práce 2-04) Frame on which the source is based: Business Register (RES) Sample or census: Stratified sample. Criteria for stratification: Stratified sample with exhaustive strata. Number of employees, activity (NACE 2-digit level). Only enterprises with 1 and more employees are covered by the quarterly survey. Strata with 100 and more employees are exhaustive. The questionnaire is completed by the sample of approximately 4,2 thousand services businesses. From survey we use data only for units with more than 10 employees. Frequency of updating the sample: The sample is updated quarterly. 2) Type of source: administrative data Besides the data acquired and estimated through the Práce 2-04 survey, SBS survey and administrative data on the number of insurance policy holders and the basis of social security insurance assessment are used for the estimation of the indicators in question. |
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
1. Surveyed data are collected quarterly. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Questionnaire Práce 2-04 is a quarterly questionnaire. Data are collected by electronic, web and postal questionnaires. Non-responding units are contacted by mail, e-mail or phone and can be sanctioned. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
The electronic form of questionnaire contains built-in logical controls that draw respondent's attention to possible errors. Moreover, after receiving, data collected via electronic form of the questionnaire are further validated by statisticians. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
1. Number of employees and gross wages and salaries for enterprises with 20 and more employees are estimated using data collected via quarterly surveys and available administrative data (see also source data). |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
Seasonal and working day adjustment is performed on the following series using JDemetra+ software (TRAMO-SEATS method): NACE Sections: H, I, J, L, M, N For details on seasonal and working day adjustment please see the annexes, which refers to the situation as of 2020. Annexes: Seasonal Adjustment Metadata Template - Hours worked - Services Seasonal Adjustment Metadata Template - Wages - Services |
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