Population in jobless households methods, notes and classification

DATA_DESCR The indicators of 'population in jobless households' are calculated with special methods and periodicity which justify the present page. The are published in the section 'LFS main indicators', which is a collection of the main statistics on the labour market. 'Population in jobless households' is also a Structural Indicator and a Sustainable Development Indicator.

CLASS_SYSTEM The concepts and definitions used in the LFS follow the guidelines of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

STAT_CONC_DEF The indicators of 'population in jobless households' refer to: -áchildren aged 0-17 who are living in households where no-oneáworks, as a share of children aged 0-17 in the total population. -áadults aged 18 - 59 who are living in households where no-one works, as a share of adults aged 18-59 in the total population.. This share is given both for the two sexes pooled and by sex. Students aged 18 -24 who live in households composed solely of students of the same age class are not counted in either numerator or denominator. Jobless households are households where no member is in employment, i.e. all members are either unemployed or inactive. Definitions follow the decision taken at the Laeken European Council of December 2001 but revised in 2003. Both the numerators and the denominators come from the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS). The definitions apply to persons living in private households. Persons carrying out obligatory military service are not included.

STAT_UNIT Number of Persons.

STAT_POP The EU-LFS covers persons living in private households. Persons living in collective households (halls of residence, medical care establishments, religious institutions, collective workers' accommodation, hostels, etc) and persons carrying out obligatory military service are not included. Only the employment of the residents in the country is considered. All sectors of the economy are covered.

REF_AREA European Union, Euro area, EU Member States, European Economic Area and Candidate countries. Data for Cyprus refer only to the areas of Cyprus controlled by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. Data for France do not include the overseas departments (DOM).

BASE_PER Not applicable.

UNIT_MEASURE Percentage of persons.

• • Employment indicator
    • 0 Children aged 0-17 living in jobless households: share of persons aged 0-17 who are living in households where no-one is working
    • 1 People aged 18-59 living in jobless households: share of persons aged 18-59 who are living in households where no-one works
    • 2 Women aged 18-59 living in jobless households: share of women aged 18-59 who are living in households where no-one works
    • 3 Men aged 18-59 living in jobless households: share of men aged 18-59 who are living in households where no-one works
  • Unit of measure
    • 0 Percentage
  • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
    • 0 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
    • 1 Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023)
    • 2 Belgium
    • 3 Bulgaria
    • 4 Czechia
    • 5 Denmark
    • 6 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
    • 7 Estonia
    • 8 Ireland
    • 9 Greece
    • a Spain
    • b France
    • c Croatia
    • d Italy
    • e Cyprus
    • f Latvia
    • g Lithuania
    • h Luxembourg
    • i Hungary
    • j Malta
    • k Netherlands
    • l Austria
    • m Poland
    • n Portugal
    • o Romania
    • p Slovenia
    • q Slovakia
    • r Finland
    • s Sweden
    • t Norway
    • u United Kingdom
    • v Montenegro
    • w North Macedonia
    • x Serbia
    • y Türkiye