Euro area and EU employment flash estimates - Products Statistical working papers

Eurostat will start to publish euro area and European Union employment flash estimates based on early estimates provided by National Statistical institutes on a voluntary basis. This paper describes the reasons for advancing the employment estimates and elaborates the estimation method applied. It also discusses the assessment results of the test estimates carried out after 30 and 45 days by a Eurostat Task Force in 2017 and 2018 based on agreed criteria. The conclusion of this work is that the release of employment flash estimates for the euro area and the European Union after 45 days can start mid-November 2018. Testing to advance the estimates further to 30 days will continue.