Domain

Topic

Detailed topic

Periodicity

Reference period

Data transmission deadline (1) (2)

First Reference Period

Earnings

Structure of Earnings

Earnings

Total annual and monthly earnings and all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled.

Every four years

Calendar year

T+16 months

2026

Employer’s characteristics

Economic, legal, geographical and employment information on the local unit to which each sampled employee is attached, and on its enterprise.

Employee’s characteristics

Individual demographic, educational, contractual and occupational information on each employee sampled.

Working periods

Information on paid working periods, for each employee sampled.

Technical items of the survey

Sampling and data collection information for each employee sampled and his/her employer (e.g., weights).

Gender Pay Gap

Hourly earnings

Hourly earnings of male and female employees by main characteristics of the employer and of the employee and corresponding relative differences between hourly earnings of male and female employees.

Every year

Calendar year

T+13 months

2026

Employees

Number of male and female employees by characteristics of the employer and of the employee.

Labour costs

Structure of labour costs

Labour costs

Total costs borne by the employer for employing labour and components of these costs.

Every four years

Calendar year

T+18 months

2028

Hours worked 

Hours actually worked by main types of employees.

Hours paid

Hours paid by main types of employees.

Employees

Number of employees by main types.

Local units

Information on local units in the sample.

Labour cost index

Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked

Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series.

Every quarter

Calendar quarter

- Early estimates: T+45 days

- Final data: T+65 days

First quarter of year 2026

Quarterly index of total labour costs

Unadjusted and adjusted time series.

Quarterly index of hours worked

Unadjusted and adjusted time series.

Annual labour costs

Annual labour costs levels (weights) by type of costs.

Every year

Calendar year

End of the first quarter of year T+1 + 65 days

Labour demand

Job vacancies

Vacant posts

Information on vacant posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series.

Every quarter

Calendar quarter

- Early estimates: T+45 days

- Final data: T+70 days

First quarter of year 2026

Occupied posts

Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series.