
Article 1 
The number and the titles of the variables for the data set in the labour force domain are set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX

Topic Detailed topic Variable identifier Variable name

01. Technical Items - 23 technical variables (19 quarterly; 4 yearly) - 1 derived variable
 Data collection information REFYEAR Year of survey
REFWEEK Reference week
REFMONTH Reference month
INTWEEK Interview week
HHTYPE Living in a private household or an institution
STRATUM Stratum
PSU Primary sampling unit
FSU Final (or ultimate) sampling unit
DEWEIGHT Design weight
Identification IDENT Unique identifier
HHNUM Serial number of the household
HHSEQNUM Sequence number in the household
Weights COEFFQ Quarterly weighting factor
COEFFY Yearly weighting factor
COEFF2Y Weighting factor for the two-yearly variables
COEFFMOD Yearly weighting factor — module
COEFFHH Yearly household weighting factor
Interview characteristics INTWAVE Sequence number of the survey wave
INTQUEST Questionnaire used
MODE Interviewing mode used
PROXY Nature of participation in the survey
Localisation COUNTRY Country of residence
REGION Region of residence
DEGURBA Degree of urbanisation

02. Person and household characteristics - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 4 yearly; 1 biennially) - 1 derived variable
 Demography SEX Sex
YEARBIR Year of birth
PASSBIR Passing of birthday
AGE Age in completed years
Citizenship and migrant background CITIZENSHIP Country of main citizenship
COUNTRYB Country of birth
COBFATH Country of birth of the father
COBMOTH Country of birth of the mother
Reasons for migration MIGREAS Main reason for migrating
Household composition HHLINK Relationship to the reference person in the household
Household composition — additional specific details HHSPOU Sequence number of partner
HHFATH Sequence number of father
HHMOTH Sequence number of mother
Stay in the country YEARESID Duration of stay in the country of residence in completed years
COUNTRPR Country of previous residence

03. Labour market participation - 35 collected variables (25 quarterly; 10 yearly) - 2 derived variables
 Employment status WKSTAT Working in the reference week
ABSREAS Main reason for absence from work during the entire reference week
JATTACH Job attachment
EMPSTAT Being in employment
ILOSTAT ILO employment status
Second or multiple job(s) NUMJOB Number of jobs
STAPRO2J Status in employment in second job
NACE2J2D Economic activity of the local unit for second job
Search for employment SEEKWORK Searching for employment during the 4 weeks ending in the reference week
SEEKREAS Main reason for not searching for employment
ACTMETNE Having used an active search method to find a job (for not employed people)
SEEKDUR Duration of search for employment
Willingness to work WANTWORK Willingness to work even if not searching for employment
WANTREAS Main reason for not wanting to work
Underemployment WISHMORE Wish to work more than the current number of usual hours
Availability AVAILBLE Availability to start working immediately or to work more
AVAIREAS Main reason for not being available to start working immediately or to work more
Workplace COUNTRYW Country of place of work for main job
REGIONW Region of place of work for main job
Working at home HOMEWORK Working at home for the main job
Elementary job characteristics STAPRO Status in employment in main job
NACE3D Economic activity of the local unit for main job
ISCO4D Occupation in main job
FTPT Full- or part-time main job (self-defined)
Duration of contract TEMP Permanency of main job
TEMPDUR Total duration of temporary main job
Details of contract TEMPREAS Main reason for having a temporary main job
TEMPAGCY Contract with a temporary employment agency for the main job
Full- or part-time status — reason FTPTREAS Main reason for part-time work in the main job
Dependent self-employment MAINCLNT Number and importance of clients in the 12 months ending with the reference week
VARITIME Decision on the start and end of working time
Supervisory responsibilities SUPVISOR Supervisory responsibilities in main job
Establishment size SIZEFIRM Size of the local unit for main job
Search for another job LOOKOJ Looking for another job
HWWISH Number of hours that the person would like to work in total in a week
Care needs NEEDCARE Main reason why care for children or incapacitated relatives limits labour market participation
Main activity status (self-defined) MAINSTAT Main activity status (self-defined)

04. Educational attainment and background - 4 collected variables (1 quarterly; 3 yearly)
 Educational attainment level HATLEVEL Educational attainment level (highest level of education successfully completed)
Educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned HATFIELD Field of the highest level of education successfully completed
HATYEAR Year when the highest level of education was successfully completed
HATWORK Work experience at a workplace as part of HATLEVEL

05. Job tenure, work biography and previous work experience - 11 collected variables (6 quarterly; 5 yearly)
 Start of job YSTARTWK Year in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job
MSTARTWK Month in which person started working for current employer or as self-employed in current main job
Way job found WAYJFOUN Public employment service helped to find the current main job
FINDMETH Most effective method used to find the current main job (for persons in employment)
Career continuity and breaks EXISTPR Existence of previous employment experience
YEARPR Year in which person left the last job or business
MONTHPR Month in which person left the last job or business
LEAVREAS Main reason for leaving last job or business
Elementary characteristics of the last job STAPROPR Status in employment in last job or business
NACEPR2D Economic activity of the local unit in which person last worked
ISCOPR3D Occupation in the last job

06. Working conditions including working hours and working time arrangements - 14 collected variables (9 quarterly; 5 biennially)
 Working hours CONTRHRS Contractual working hours in main job
HWUSUAL Number of hours per week usually worked in main job
ABSHOLID Days of absence from main job due to holidays and leave
ABSILLINJ Days of absence from main job due to own illness, injury or temporary disability
ABSOTHER Days of absence from main job due to other reasons
EXTRAHRS Overtime or extra hours worked in main job
HWACTUAL Number of hours actually worked in main job
HWUSU2J Number of hours per week usually worked in second job
HWACTU2J Number of hours actually worked in second job
Working time arrangements SHIFTWK Shift work in main job
EVENWK Evening work in main job
NIGHTWK Night work in main job
SATWK Saturday work in main job
SUNWK Sunday work in main job

07. Participation in education and training - 6 collected variables (3 quarterly; 3 biennially)
 Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (4 weeks) EDUCFED4 Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 4 weeks
EDUCLEV4 Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 4 weeks
EDUCNFE4 Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 4 weeks
Participation in formal and non-formal education and training (12 months) EDUCFED12 Participation in formal education and training (student or apprentice) in the last 12 months
EDUCLEV12 Level of the most recent formal education or training activity in the last 12 months
EDUCNFE12 Participation in non-formal education and training in the last 12 months

08. Health: status and disability, access to, availability and use of health care and health determinants - 2 collected variables (2 biennially)
 Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module GENHEALTH Self-perceived general health
Elements of the Minimum European Health Module GALI Limitation in activities because of health problems

09. Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts - 2 collected variables (1 quarterly; 1 yearly) - 1 technical variable
 Income from work INCGROSS Gross monthly pay from the main job
INCGROSS_F Flag on gross monthly pay from main job
Income from unemployment allowances REGISTER Registration at a public employment service (PES)

03b. Labour market participation - 11 collected variables (11 eight-yearly)
 Labour market situation of migrants and their immediate descendants HATPAR Educational attainment level of the respondent’s parents
HATCNTR Country where the highest level of education was successfully completed
JOBSATISF Job satisfaction
DISCRIMI Feeling of being discriminated against at work in the current job
JOBOBSTA Main obstacle to getting a suitable job
PRKNLANG Skills in the main host country language before migrating
LANGHOST Current skills in the main host country language
SKILLEQ Skill equivalence new main and old main job
LANGCOUR Participation in course for the main host country language
DURFIJOB Time required to find the first paid job in the host country
ESTQUAL Recognition of formal qualifications obtained abroad