Augmenting labor market statistics on occupation – the potential of administrative data integration
Conference
65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025
Format: CPS Abstract - WSC 2025
Keywords: "labour, #statistics, 'official
Session: CPS 81 - Labour Market Data and Policy Analysis
Monday 6 October 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. (Europe/Amsterdam)
Abstract
Administrative data has proved to be particularly useful in many statistical domains, allowing to improve relevance, scope and timeliness of statistics, as well as cost-effectiveness of statistical production process. Specifically, they can provide more granular and disaggregated data, and the integration of data from various registers can shed light on new and emergent phenomena.
Statistics Poland has undertaken to employ the data from a number of administrative registers, in order to increase completeness and broaden the scope of statistics on employment in the national economy. The use of administrative data has also facilitated the dissemination of data at lower levels of aggregation, with a significantly greater frequency, from yearly releases to monthly publication. Moreover, it has allowed to determine the occupation the individuals actually perform in their workplaces. It is crucial that the occupation performed is identified rather than only the occupation corresponding to one’s education. Also, for each employed individual the occupation at each place of employment has been identified. If a person works in two different occupations (e.g., as a doctor and trainer), both of them are included in the resulting data. The occupational code assigned in the study adheres to the Polish Classification of Occupations and Specialties, which is compatible with the international standard classification ISCO-8.
This paper aims to present the process of employing administrative data to enhance labor market statistics. It shares the approach applied to data integration, methodological and validation frameworks, as well as selected results. The study is based on administrative data from various registers, which include, inter alia, the records of medical professions, education professions, and public safety professions. Additionally, the data from the Census were utilized to validate the results.
The integration of administrative data into the labor market statistics on occupation has allowed generation of a complete statistical information, hence, providing a comprehensive and reliable basis for evidence-based policy making. The findings of the presented study are consistent with employment statistics and serve as crucial data for labour market analysis, both for monitoring the current situation and predicting future trends.