Employers

This section of the guide defines the concept of employers and related topics such as business ownership, type and size. Employers are on the demand side of the labour market framework.

  • About employers

    Definition of an employer and how they can be categorised by either their legal form or ownership

  • Ownership

    Explains ownership and legal form in the way a business is organised and managed

  • Enterprise size

    The different factors that determine the size of an enterprise using the EU classification

  • Industry

    Describes industry relating to people or businesses engaged in a particular kind of economic activity

  • Jobs

    This section of the guide defines the concepts of jobs and the recommended sources for estimates of jobs

  • Location

    Description of what an enterprise location is and the regional and local labour market information available

  • Vacancies

    Description of statistics on job vacancies providing important information about the demand for labour