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Purpose and history
The purpose of the statistics is to show trends in average participation in labour market policy measures.

Based on a report prepared by the activation statistics committee (report no. 1259) the first statistics were compiled as from the first quarter of 1994. The reason for setting up the committee was that the Danish statistics were unable to provide reliable data on the wide variety of municipal activation schemes. The committee's work was performed over the period December 1992 to October 1993.

Since 1994 new measures have been introduced and others have ceased. As from the third quarter of 1999 the number of persons working in flex- and sheltered jobs are published concurrently with the labour market policy measures. Persons participating in activation according to the job integration act were included from the first quarter of 2000. As from the third quarter of 2003, and with effect in the publications as from the first quarter of 2004, a number of changes to the codes/names were undertaken due to a political reform that meant the introduction of new activation schemes, whereas other schemes ceased to exist.

Description of Contents
The statistics provide data on trends in the average number of participants analysed by labour market policy measure.

Activation under the act on active labour market policy (persons entitled to claim unemployment benefits), section 16 of the act on active social policy (recipients of cash benefits), sections 21-23 of the job integration act (recipients of introductory allowance), the act on leave (both persons entitled to claim unemployment benefits and recipients of cash benefits), the act on adult education subsidies and the act on labour market education, are regarded as labour market policy measures.

The activities take place within the following main groups: supported employment, leave, education/training, other activation, integration allowance, and retirement. The figure on average number of participants, which is extracted from the AMFORA statistics, is a volume measurement. The figure (except the figures concerning flex- and sheltered jobs) is comparable with the average number of unemployed in the unemployment statistics.

The number of persons, who hold a flex-job (including the 50/50 scheme) and a sheltered job (including the 1/3 scheme), see sections 71 and 75 of the act on active social policy, are compiled concurrently with the labour market policy measures.

Statistical Concepts
Units and population: Persons (aged 16-66) entitled to claim unemployment benefits, recipients of cash benefits and introductory allowance are covered by the statistics.

Variables: The different respondents give, e.g. information on type of measure, date of commencement and data of cessation for the measure, hours per week in the measure and type of subsidy/placement. Sex and age can be deducted from the CPR number, while information on insurance category, unemployment insurance fund status and nationality is obtained from other registers.

Statistical measurements: The estimated average number of participants analysed by labour market policy measure, sex and age. The total number of participants analysed by policy measure.

Groupings: Type of measure, sector, age, sex, municipality of residence, recipients of cash benefits and persons entitled to claim unemployment benefits. For information on the activities in which the recipients of cash benefits and unemployment benefits are enrolled, please contact the listed contact persons.

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Releases

Last updated:	23 December 2009
Scheduled releases:	30 March 2010 for the period 4 quarter 2009

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