12 November 2010

The Eurostat LMP (Labour market policies) database

Nirina Rabemiafara - Alphametrics

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Background

Started in 1998 following the launch of the EES.

Objectives– information on national actions fighting against unemployment– consistent and comparable data

Tools– EU network of national delegates– common methodology

Dissemination– annual publication available online + SiF/DiF– detailed data available on NewCronos

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“Public interventions in the labour market aimed at

reaching its efficient functioning and correcting disequilibria

and which can be distinguished from other general

employment policy interventions in that they act selectively

to favour particular groups in the labour market.”

LMP coverage [1/3]

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Geographical coverage

– national

– regional interventions implemented independently from the

national authority reported as separate interventions

Measurement

– Unit: intervention– Period: calendar year (actual spending and participants)

LMP coverage [2/3]

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LMP coverage [3/3]

Target groups

– unemployed– employed at risk– inactive

3 types of interventions

– LMP services– LMP measures– LMP supports

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Descriptions of LMP interventions

Aim

Beneficiaries/participants

Action/Instruments

Financing/support

Eligibility

Legal basis

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Services1 - Labour market services

1.1 Client services1.2 Other activities of the PES (mainly administrative costs)

Measures2 - Training3 - Job rotation and job sharing4 - Employment incentives5 - Supported employment and rehabilitation6 - Direct job creation7 - Start-up incentives

Supports8 - Out-of-work income maintenance and support9 - Early-retirement

Classification of LMP interventions

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Breakdown of LMP expenditure

Transfers to individuals

Transfers to employers

Transfers to service providers

- periodic cash

- lump-sum

- reimbursement

- reduced soc. cont.

- reduced taxes

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Breakdown of LMP participants

Stock

Entrants (total, previous status)

Exits (total, destination)

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Indicators

Based on LMP data

– 19.A2 Timely activation

– 19.A3 Activation of registered unemployed

– 19.A5 LMP expenditure

– 19.A6 LMP expenditure per person wanting to work

– 19.M2 Activation / Support

– 19.M4 Activation of long-term unemployed

Others

– 19.M3 New Start / Prevention

– 19.A4 Follow-up of participants

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ESF and the LMP [1/2]

If a measure is financed by the ESF, this will appear as- a qualitative information in the db

- a footnote in the publication

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ESF and the LMP [2/2]

> 80% of LMP measures in 2008: SK, EE, EL, LT, PT

(50-60% in SI, MT, FI)

Specific ESF programmes (ADAPT, EQUAL) or

Specific national ESF-funded programmes

No ESF support: BG, CZ, DK, LU, HU, RO, SE, UK

– part of LMP measures

– part of PES costs (UKJC+)

– no ESF actions (DK)

– ESF not covered (BG2009,UKlocal, RO)

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Problems to report ESF in LMP [1/2]

Programming period (2000-06, 2007-13) not easy to split expenditure by year

Expenditure often allocated to an institution/objective not easy to split data by intervention

Projects dedicated to large groups of beneficiaries not easy to identify data relating to LMP target groups

Change in reporting procedures between 2 prog. periods problems for LMP time-series

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Problems to report ESF in LMP [2/2]

Full coverage of expenditure supporting national projects but not local / regional ones.

Many ESF projects are coordinated at regional level but

implemented at local level

– Lack of coordinated monitoring– No systematic standardised report on an annual basis

problems to access the information for LMP data providers

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Conclusions

For future ESF reporting: the existing classifications and

definitions of the LMP methodology could be useful for the

development of common indicators for the OP.

For LMP: more regular and harmonised monitoring as well

as detailed information about expenditure and participants

would ensure a more complete coverage.

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For detailed information:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/labour_market/labour_market_policy

LMP methodology

Qualitative reports (intervention descriptions)

LMP publication 2008

Online database