Employed persons (RAS)
Which industries and sectors do employed persons work in? How are they distributed by sex and ancestry? The register-based Labour Force Statistics (RAS) is an annual account of employed persons as of the end of November.,
Persons of Danish origin
, A person - regardless place of birth - where at least one parent is Danish citizen and also born in Denmark. ,
Immigrant
, A person who is born abroad, and where neither parent is both a Danish citizen and born in Denmark. If there is no information about either parent and the person is born abroad, they are registered as an immigrant.,
Descendant
, A person who is born in Denmark, and where neither parent is both a Danish citizen and born in Denmark. If there is no information about either parent and the person is a foreign national, they are also considered a descendant. If at least one parent is born in Denmark and acquires Danish citizenship, the person will subsequently be registered as being of Danish origin., Employed people by ancestry,
The chart shows employed people by ancestry. Select different parts of the chart to display figures instead of percentages.
, In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Employed (end November) (RAS308),
Update and sources
,
Last update
, 18.11.2025,
Next update
, 26.11.2026,
Source data
, Starting from the publication on April 28, 2015, RAS is based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. In this context, RAS has been revised back to November 2008. At the same time, the dating of the statistics was changed, so that it is now dated according to the reference point at the end of November. This means that the most recent assessment is labeled as the end of November 2024, whereas previously it would have been labeled 2025. , Data in AMR_UN come from a number of other sources:, The eIncome Register, The Business Statistics Register, The Statistics on People Receiving Public Benefits, The Education Statistics, The Income Statistics, The Population Statistics, The Maternity and Sickness Benefits Statistics, The Occupational Classification Module, Before 2008, the basic data for employees came from the central information form register at SKAT, and these data were not longitudinal.,
Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Register-Based Labour Force Statistics
, Employees by working hours and sector,
The chart shows the distribution of employees by working hours (full-time or part-time) and sector. Full-time employees work at least 32 hours during the reference week across all their paid employment jobs. Select the different parts of the chart to view figures instead of percentages.
, In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Employed salary earners (end November) (RAS307),
Update and sources
,
Last update
, 18.11.2025,
Next update
, 26.11.2026,
Source data
, Starting from the publication on April 28, 2015, RAS is based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. In this context, RAS has been revised back to November 2008. At the same time, the dating of the statistics was changed, so that it is now dated according to the reference point at the end of November. This means that the most recent assessment is labeled as the end of November 2024, whereas previously it would have been labeled 2025. , Data in AMR_UN come from a number of other sources:, The eIncome Register, The Business Statistics Register, The Statistics on People Receiving Public Benefits, The Education Statistics, The Income Statistics, The Population Statistics, The Maternity and Sickness Benefits Statistics, The Occupational Classification Module, Before 2008, the basic data for employees came from the central information form register at SKAT, and these data were not longitudinal.,
Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Register-Based Labour Force Statistics
, Employed persons by industry and sex,
The chart shows the distribution of employed people by industry and sex. The industries are classified according to the Danish Industrial Classification 2007 (DB07), which is based on the EU classification (NACE). Select different parts of the chart to display figures instead of percentages.
, In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Employed (end November) (RAS300),
Update and sources
,
Last update
, 18.11.2025,
Next update
, 26.11.2026,
Source data
, Starting from the publication on April 28, 2015, RAS is based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. In this context, RAS has been revised back to November 2008. At the same time, the dating of the statistics was changed, so that it is now dated according to the reference point at the end of November. This means that the most recent assessment is labeled as the end of November 2024, whereas previously it would have been labeled 2025. , Data in AMR_UN come from a number of other sources:, The eIncome Register, The Business Statistics Register, The Statistics on People Receiving Public Benefits, The Education Statistics, The Income Statistics, The Population Statistics, The Maternity and Sickness Benefits Statistics, The Occupational Classification Module, Before 2008, the basic data for employees came from the central information form register at SKAT, and these data were not longitudinal.,
Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Register-Based Labour Force Statistics
, On the statistics – documentation, sources and method, Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published., See the documentation of statistics to learn more:,
Quarterly Labour Force
, The purpose the Quarterly Labour Market Status (KAS) is to to provide a description of the Danish population's affiliation to the labour market. KAS is an averaging of the populations affiliation to the labour market per quarter and per year and is published annually. KAS covers the hole population from 2017 and on, while it covers the employed part of the population 1st. - 4th. quarter from 2008 to 2017. , Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Quarterly Labour Force,
Register-Based Labour Force Statistics
, 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., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Register-Based Labour Force Statistics, Need more data on Employed persons (RAS)?, Go on searching on your own in StatBank Denmark, and find more detailed figures, such as employment by age, educational attainment, municipality of residence, workplace location, family type, and socio-economic status. Quarterly statistics are also available., Go to the StatBank, Contact, Pernille Stender, Phone: +45 24 92 12 33, Mail: , psd@dst.dk
https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/arbejde-og-indkomst/beskaeftigelse-og-arbejdsloeshed/beskaeftigede-ras
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