Unemployed persons
How high is the unemployment rate in Denmark, and how did it develop in recent years? Is there a difference in unemployment among men and women, and how many have been unemployed for a long time? The register-based unemployment statistics (gross unemployment) include job-ready recipients of unemployment benefits and cash benefits etc.
Selected statistics on Unemployed persons
Developments in unemployment
The unemployment statistics are compiled on the basis of the files of the Historical register of Insurance fund members (HAMR) maintained by the National Labour Market Authority, (STAR) and the Register for insured unemployment and early retirement pay (FLEUR) also maintained by STAR and direct data reports from the municipalities/STAR concerning the match/visitation-category and the scope of activation of recipients claiming social assistance. Information about unemployment benefit claimants is reported by the unemployment insurance funds, while information about persons receiving cash benefits under the Danish Social Assistance Act, is transmitted by the job centers.
Development in unemployment rate
The unemployment statistics are compiled on the basis of the files of the Historical register of Insurance fund members (HAMR) maintained by the National Labour Market Authority, (STAR) and the Register for insured unemployment and early retirement pay (FLEUR) also maintained by STAR and direct data reports from the municipalities/STAR concerning the match/visitation-category and the scope of activation of recipients claiming social assistance. Information about unemployment benefit claimants is reported by the unemployment insurance funds, while information about persons receiving cash benefits under the Danish Social Assistance Act, is transmitted by the job centers.
Development in unemployment among men and women (gross)
The unemployment statistics are compiled on the basis of the files of the Historical register of Insurance fund members (HAMR) maintained by the National Labour Market Authority, (STAR) and the Register for insured unemployment and early retirement pay (FLEUR) also maintained by STAR and direct data reports from the municipalities/STAR concerning the match/visitation-category and the scope of activation of recipients claiming social assistance. Information about unemployment benefit claimants is reported by the unemployment insurance funds, while information about persons receiving cash benefits under the Danish Social Assistance Act, is transmitted by the job centers.
Development in unemployment of men and women (net)
The unemployment statistics are compiled on the basis of the files of the Historical register of Insurance fund members (HAMR) maintained by the National Labour Market Authority, (STAR) and the Register for insured unemployment and early retirement pay (FLEUR) also maintained by STAR and direct data reports from the municipalities/STAR concerning the match/visitation-category and the scope of activation of recipients claiming social assistance. Information about unemployment benefit claimants is reported by the unemployment insurance funds, while information about persons receiving cash benefits under the Danish Social Assistance Act, is transmitted by the job centers.
Development in long-term unemployed persons
The statistics of long-term unemployment is made out of the register of public benefits, which covers all persons receiving public benefits in the age of 16-66 years from 2007 onwards. Furthermore the register of employees is used, which covers employed persons in firms registered in Denmark from January 2008 onwards.
The gross unemployment is made of data from the Register FLEUR. The Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment is responsible for the data-collection. The source of the Employment statistics is the eIncome Register of Statistics Denmark combined with data from the Business Register and the Population Register of Statistics Denmark. The eIncome Register of Statistics Denmark is based on income information reported to the Income Register of the Danish Tax Authorities (eIncome).
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
This statistics show the structure and development of long-term unemployment, defined as gross unemployment spells of minimum 52 weeks. The statistics cover all months in the period from January 2009 onwards. The statistics also covers shorter and longer unemployment spells, these different spells was published for the first time in October 2018.
The purpose of the Register-Based Labour Force Statistics (RAS) is to measure the population’s primary attachment to the labour market. This attachment is recorded at the end of November and compiled once a year. The first RAS compilation was made at the end of November 1980.
The purpose is to produce statistics monitoring the structure and trends in the unemployed population and the causes of unemployment. The statistics are compiled on the basis of registers. The statistics on the registered number of net unemployed have been compiled by Statistics Denmark since 1979. As from the publication of unemployment statistics for January 2010, attention is now focused on the gross unemployed population, defined as the sum of the registered (net-) unemployed population and persons in activation programmes and who are, at the same time, considered to be available for work. The figures on gross unemployment are calculated from January 2007 and onwards.