Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2312 of 25 November 2022 on eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on young people on the labour market, educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned and reconciliation of work and family life pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilText with EEA relevance.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2312 of 25 November 2022 on eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on young people on the labour market, educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned and reconciliation of work and family life pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1. , and in particular Article 7(1) points (a) and (d) thereof, Whereas: (1) To ensure an accurate and comparable data collection in the labour force domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data sets for the eight-yearly variables to be collected for the first time in the years 2024 and 2025. (2) The Commission should specify the description of the data sets for the eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on young people on the labour market, educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned and reconciliation of work and family life. (3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee set up by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164). , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The description of the data sets for the eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain on young people on the labour market and educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned (first implementation in 2024) and reconciliation of work and family life (first implementation in 2025) shall be as 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, 25 November 2022. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX Description and technical format of the eight-yearly variables in the labour force domain to be collected on young people on the labour market, educational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandoned (first implementation in 2024) and reconciliation of work and family life (first implementation in 2025) and codification to be used TopicDetailed topicVariable identifierVariable nameCodesLabelsFilterFilter labelsMinimum set of variablesVariable type3e. Labour market participationYoung people on the labour marketLEVMATCHMatch between educational attainment level and current or last main job1Educational attainment level matches what is required by the job15 ≤ AGE ≤ 34 and (EMPSTAT = 1 or EXISTPR = 2, 3)Persons aged 15 to 34 years in employment or not in employment but have been previously in employmentNot relevantCollected2Educational attainment level is higher than required by the job3Educational attainment level is lower than required by the jobBlankNot stated9Not applicable3e. Labour market participationYoung people on the labour marketFIELDMATCHMatch between field of the highest level of education successfully completed and current or last main job1Very large extent15 ≤ AGE ≤ 34 and (EMPSTAT = 1 or EXISTPR = 2, 3) and HATFIELD = 001 – 109Persons aged 15 to 34 years in employment or not in employment but have been previously in employment with information about the field of the highest level of education successfully completedNot relevantCollected2Large extent3Some extent4Little extent5No extent6No job requirements7No particular field of educational qualification when previously in employmentBlankNot stated9Not applicable 3e. Labour market participationYoung people on the labour marketSKILLMATCHMatch between skills and current or last main job1Skills match what is required by the job15 ≤ AGE ≤ 34 and (EMPSTAT = 1 or EXISTPR = 2, 3)Persons aged 15 to 34 years in employment or not in employment but have been previously in employmentNot relevantCollected2Skills are higher than required by the job3Skills are lower than required by the jobBlankNot stated9Not applicable4b. Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandonedDROPEDUCFormal education or training abandoned1Yes, one15 ≤ AGE ≤ 34Everybody in the target population aged 15 to 34 yearsNot relevantCollected2Yes, several3NoBlankNot stated9Not applicable4b. Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandonedDROPEDUCLEVELLevel of the formal education or training abandoned10ISCED 1 Primary educationDROPEDUC = 1, 2Persons with formal education or training abandoned (one or several)Not relevantCollected20ISCED 2 Lower secondary education34ISCED 3 Upper secondary education – general35ISCED 3 Upper secondary education – vocational39ISCED 3 Upper secondary education – orientation unknown44ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education – general45ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education – vocational

49ISCED 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education – orientation unknown54ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education – general55ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education – vocational59ISCED 5 Short-cycle tertiary education – orientation unknown60ISCED 6 Bachelor’s or equivalent level70ISCED 7 Master’s or equivalent level80ISCED 8 Doctoral or equivalent levelBlankNot stated99Not applicable4b. Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandonedDROPEDUCREASMain reason for not completing the formal education programme referred to in DROPEDUCLEVEL1Financial reasonsDROPEDUC = 1, 2Persons with formal education or training abandoned (one or several)Not relevantCollected2Preference to work3Reasons linked to the education programme4Own illness or disability5Care responsibilities6Other family reasons7Other personal reasons8Other reasonsBlankNot stated9Not applicable 4b. Educational attainment and backgroundEducational attainment – details, including education interrupted or abandonedMEDLEVQUALMedium educational attainment qualifications1At least one formal qualification with vocational orientation at ISCED level 3 or 415 ≤ AGE ≤ 34 and HATLEVEL = 540-800Persons aged 15 to 34 years with educational attainment level equal or higher than ISCED 5Not relevantCollected2Formal qualifications with general orientation only at ISCED level 3 or 4BlankNot stated9Not applicable3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeCHCARRESExistence of regular care responsibilities for children up to 141No care responsibilities for own or partner’s children or grandchildren18 ≤ AGE ≤ 74Everybody in the target population aged 18 to 74 yearsNot relevantCollected2Care for own or partner’s children, all living inside the household3Care for own or partner’s children, at least one living inside and one living outside the household4Care for own or partner’s children, all living outside the household5Care for own or partner’s grandchildren (living inside or outside the household) (without care for own or partner’s children)BlankNot stated9Not applicable 3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeCHCARAGEAge of youngest child or grandchild being taken care of00-14Age of the youngest child or grandchild being taken care ofCHCARRES = 3-5Persons who take care of at least one child living outside the household or one grandchild (living inside or outside the household)Not relevantCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeCHCARUSEUse of childcare services1Yes, for all childrenCHCARRES = 2-4Persons who take care of own or partner’s children living inside or outside the householdNot relevantCollected2Yes, for some children3NoBlankNot stated9Not applicable3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeCHCAROBSMain reason for not using childcare services1No service accessible or vacantCHCARUSE = 2, 3Persons using professional childcare services for none or only some of the childrenNot relevantCollected2Cost3Quality or other service-related obstacle4Preference to arrange care alone or with partner5Preference to arrange care with further informal support6Children take care of themselves7Other (personal) reasonsBlankNot stated9Not applicable

3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeELCARRESExistence of regular care responsibilities for relatives aged 15 years and more who are ill, frail or with disabilities1No care responsibilities for partner or other relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilities18 ≤ AGE ≤ 74Everybody in the target population aged 18 to 74 yearsNot relevantCollected2Care only for the partner who is ill, frail or with disabilities, living inside the household3Care only for the partner who is ill, frail or with disabilities, living outside the household4Care for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilities, all living inside the household5Care for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilities, at least one living inside and one living outside the household6Care for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilities, all living outside the householdBlankNot stated9Not applicable 3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeELCARINTIntensity of care for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilities1Less than 5 hours per weekELCARRES = 2-6Persons with care responsibilities for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilitiesNot relevantCollected25 hours to less than 10 hours per week310 hours to less than 20 hours per week420 hours to less than 30 hours per week530 hours to less than 40 hours per week640 hours per week or moreBlankNot stated9Not applicable3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeCAREFFEMEffect of care responsibilities on employment1Changed job or employer(CHCARRES = 2-5 or ELCARRES = 2-6) and EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employment with care responsibilities for own or partner’s (grand)children or for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilitiesNot relevantCollected2Currently absent from work, including leave3Currently reduced working time, including part-time or less working hours4Currently working remotely on a regular basis5Currently adjusted work schedule, without changing working time6Currently working on less demanding tasks in job7Other work-related adjustments8No work-related adjustmentsBlankNot stated9Not applicable 3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeWORKOBSMain obstacle at work to reconcile work and family life1Long working hours(CHCARRES = 2-5 or ELCARRES = 2-6) and EMPSTAT = 1Persons in employment with care responsibilities for own or partner’s (grand)children or for relatives who are ill, frail or with disabilitiesNot relevantCollected2Unpredictable or difficult work schedules3Demanding or exhausting job4Long commute5Other work-related obstacles6No work-related obstaclesBlankNot stated9Not applicable3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifeCHNUMBERNumber of own children raised0-98Number of own children raised18 ≤ AGE ≤ 54Everybody in the target population aged 18 to 54 yearsNot relevantCollectedBlankNot stated99Not applicable3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifePARLEAVUse of family leave1Only maternity or paternity leave

CHNUMBER = 01-98 and (EMPSTAT = 1 or EXISTPR = 2 or 3) People currently or previously in employment who raised at least one own child in the life courseNot relevantCollected2Only parental leave3Combination of family leaves4No family leavesBlankNot stated9Not applicable 3f. Labour market participationReconciliation of work and family lifePARLENGLength of used family leave1Up to 1 monthPARLEAV = 1-3Persons who have taken up family leaveNot relevantCollected2More than 1 month up to 2 months3More than 2 months up to 6 months4More than 6 months up to a year5More than 1 year up to 3 years6More than 3 years up to 5 years7More than 5 yearsBlankNot stated9Not applicable