Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation ProgrammeIt also provides the possibility to measure employment in the informal sector as wellas to define some categories of underemployment.The data obtained on labor from these sources are as follows:- Employment details for employees and self-employed (including employers,own account workers, unpaid family workers)The data are broken down by the economic activity according to NACE two digitclassifications. For the purpose of national accounts’ use the data are aggregated in 7macro branches in order to avoid the problem of misclassification of input labor byeconomic activities. (See Table 7.1.1, column 5). It is necessary to explain that“other service” macro branch does not include the financial sector, education, health,culture and public administration.7.2.3. Sources of data on the demand for laborThe sources of information on labor supply are annual Structural Business Surveyand Annual Account Statements (AAS). Structural Business Survey (SBS) is anannual establishment survey, conducted on a yearly basis since 1997. SBS covers allactive enterprises in Albania except public administration and the financial,educational, health, cultural and agricultural activities. Data on SBS and AAS areuseful to identify the number of employed persons by size of enterprises.The following data on employment are gathered from this survey:- Annual average number of employees, self-employed and total employment.A methodology was implemented to gross up the input of labor declared byenterprises. This procedure is coherent to that used to gross up the economicaggregates (output and intermediate cost). Firstly, the number of input labor andenterprises in SBS and ASS is calculated together by branch and dimensional class.In this way we have obtained the “Observed input of labor in the observedenterprises”(OLOE).Secondly, the average number of employed people by the number of enterprises iscalculated underlying the Structural Business and ASS by branch and dimensionalclass.The averages established above, have been used to gross up the number of employedto the number of enterprises considered as non-active by SBS and active in NationalAccount. In this way we have obtained the “Non-observed input of labor in the nonobservedenterprises” (NOLNOE)The sum of number of employed in observed and non-observed enterprises gives thenumber of employed persons underlying in National Accounts. (See Table 7.1.1, col.1, 2, 3, 4)104/236