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Type of indicator |
Socio-economic |
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Indicator C06 |
Self-employment rate |
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Definition |
This indicator refers to the share of self-employed persons in total employed persons for the age class 15-64 years.
It is calculated by dividing the number of self-employed persons by the number of employed persons of a certain Member State/region. |
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Unit of measurement |
% of self-employed persons aged 15-64 years in total employed persons of the same age class. |
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Data source |
Eurostat – Labour Force Survey |
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References/ location of the data |
National data: table Employment by sex, age and professional status [lfsa_egaps] (DG AGRI calculation) Regional data: table Employment by age, professional status and NUTS 2 regions [lfst_r_lfe2estat] (DG AGRI calculation)
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Data collection level |
LFS data are collected at LAU level (LAU2), with a sample defined to be significant at NUTS 2 level and at national level. |
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Frequency |
Annual |
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Delay |
1 year |
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Comments/caveats |
Regional data are available at NUTS 2 level. |