Methodological datasheet: Youth employment rate

Identification

Description

Youth employment rate

Description and source 1 operation code.

Population in relation to the activity (PRA) 050403

Responsable entity

Eustat

Availability

PRA + 2 months

Indicator description

Employment rate of 16 to 24 year-olds

Objectives

To show youth employment generated by the Basque Country economy over time.

Sphere

Population:

Total population of 16 to 24 year-olds.

Geographical Sphere:

Basque Country and Provinces

Time period:

Annual

Concepts and Definitions

The employment rate of the 16 to 24 year-old population is calculated by dividing the number of employed individuals in the 16 to 24 year age group by the total population in this age range. The indicator is based on the Population Survey in Relation to Activity (PRA). The survey covers all of the population living in “households” and excludes those who live in collective dwellings, such as shelters, student residences, hospitals, etc. The employed population is made up of the individuals who carried out some kind of paid work during the reference week (either salary or benefit) for at least one hour, or who did not work (in the reference week) but had a job from which they were temporarily absent.

Calculation type:

The indicator is obtained as a quotient and expressed as a percentage.

Numerator:

Employed population of 16 to 24 year-olds.

Denominator:

Total population of 16 to 24 year-olds.

Codes and nomenclatures

Not applicable

Quality

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Further Information

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