Statistical classifications used in the EU LFS
The classification of EU LFS results is conducted in accordance with the international systems.
The country codes conform to the ISO 3166 (International Organisation of Standardisation), with the exception of Greece and the United Kingdom which are coded as EL and UK respectively.
The regional codes are the NUTS II and the corresponding statistical regions for the EFTA and Candidate Countries.
The education classifications, the level and field of completed and current education, are based on ISCED-97.
The classification of occupation uses ISCO-08 from 2011; ISCO-88 (COM) until 2010. See the EU LFS user guide for the exact list.
The classification of economic activity uses NACE (NACE 1970 until 1992, Rev. 1 from 1993 to 2004, Rev. 1.1 from 2005 to 2007, Rev. 2 from 2008). See details on the transition between NACE Rev. 1.1 and Rev. 2.
The classification of professional status is based on ICSE-93.
For more details on the classification used please view Eurostat's metadata server.
