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National ClassificationsStandard för svensk yrkesklassificeringCountry / Area: Sweden |
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (a) | Name of the current national classification (full name in official national languages and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | Standard för svensk yrkesklassificering 2012 (Swedish Standard Classification of Occupations 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (b) | In which language(s) is the classification available? | Swedish and English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (c) | Can the classification (or information about it) be accessed on the Internet? If yes, please provide the URL. | SSYK webpage http://www.scb.se/Pages/List____259304.aspx Classification database https://www.h2.scb.se/metadata/klassdb.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification structure | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 (a) | Please describe the structure of the classification: How many levels does the classification have? (Please provide labels, such as “Division”, “Class”) How many categories exist at each level? | SSYK 2012 consists of four levels
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| 2 (b) | Please provide examples of the coding system used at each level. |
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| Relationship to international standards | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (a) | Is this classification based on (or linked to) an international standard classification? If yes, please describe. | Yes. SSYK 2012 is based on the International Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08), | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (b) | Is the classification structure identical to the international standard or, if not, how does it differ? (e.g. have additional levels been added to the international standard or have changes been made within the level of the international structure, such as aggregations or additional breakdowns) | The objective of the SSYK update has been to create a classification of occupations that reflects the Swedish occupational structure, while attempting to satisfy the requirements for international reporting and comparability as far as possible. So as not to lose the comparability with ISCO, the aim has been to avoid moving occupational groups to another skill level. Occupational categories primarily intended for developing countries have been excluded. To ensure the classification is as close to ISCO-08 as possible, the numerical series have followed the international structure as far as possible. This means that occupational groups on the three-digit level, empty as a result of Swedish adjustments, have been deleted and constitute gaps, instead of the series being filled in. ISCO-08, which forms the basis of the SSYK update, is primarily designed so that it reports occupational statistics on an overarching level from population censuses and labour force surveys. The Swedish version, however, also currently covers: • wage and salary structure statistics and other statistical studies • classification of job vacancies and job seekers • registration of occupational accidents, injuries or illnesses • application for work permits in Sweden. More applications like this also put various requirements on the classification, which means that the end-result has to be a compromise between different needs. The Swedish adjustments are based on both experience gained from the application of SSYK 96 and the comments received from various stakeholders in connection with the revision work or on an earlier occasion. The changes made to SSYK are warranted primarily for statistical reasons (pay differentials, gender equality), better job matching and international reporting requirements. It has not been possible to satisfy all the requests received from various stakeholders. There is little point in having a greater level of detail in the classification, for example, if it is achieved at the expense of quality. The working group has based these considerations on the following criteria: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (c) | Please describe deviations from the international standard (in terms of structure, methodology or application rules). Please use examples, if a general statement is not possible. | The principles are basically the same. The fundamental concepts on which the classification is based are job and qualifications. These are essentially defined in the same way as in ISCO-08. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (d) | At what level of the international standard can data be reported for international comparison? (Please provide examples of programmes / indicators if reporting takes place at different levels of the classification.) | Some examples; LFS can be compared to 3-digit ISCO-08, SES can be compared to 2-digit ISCO-08, EU-SILC can be compared to 3-digit ISCO-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 (e) | If no links to international classifications exist or no international standard is used, please state if there are plans to use international norms in the future. | Not relevant | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification uses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (a) | Please state for which statistical purposes (surveys etc.) this classification is used and if there are users outside of the Statistical Office. Please indicate at which level the classification is used for data collection and for data publishing. | Some examples; Occupational register, LFS, Wage and salary structures, EU-SILC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (b) | Please give the names of institutions that use the classification for non-statistical purposes (as opposed to statistical purposes in question 4(a)). Also indicate the kind of use (e.g. tax offices, social security, customs, enterprise register, employment services, work permits etc.) | Swedish Public Employment Service, Migration board, Swedish Work Environment Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (c) | Please indicate if alternative classifications are used by other institutions of the economy. Are these classifications available and useful for the Statistical Office? | Swedish Agency for Government Employers, BESTA The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, NYK Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, AID These classifications can be linked to SSYK96. Since the implementation of SSYK 2012 had not started yet, no correspondance has been created yet. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Implementation / revision status | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (a) | Please state the date of the official adoption of the classification. If not yet adopted, please indicate the current state (e.g. in development, sent for approval, in printing, ready to be distributed etc.) | May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (b) | Please state the date of use of the classification for individual statistical programmes. | Not before 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (c) | Are there existing plans for revision or update of the current classification? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (d) | Name of former (previous) national classification (full name in both national tongue and in English with acronyms in brackets, should be given) | SSYK 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (e) | Please describe the link of the former classification to international classifications | SSYK96 is based on ISCO-88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (f) | Please describe the structure of the former classification and indicate the number of items at each level of the classification. (similar to question 2(a)) |
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| 5 (g) | Do conversion tables exist between the former and current classification? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (h) | When was the former classification implemented? | SSYK 96 was Kompleted in May 1996, it was implemented from 1998/1999. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 (i) | Are statistical data still collected or published according to the former classification? Please indicate if this statistical data is collected or published by the Statistical Office or elsewhere. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting documents | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (a) | Have national explanatory notes and/or guidelines been elaborated? | Yes, included in the publication | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (b) | Do correspondence tables exist between the national and the international classifications (if applicable)? | Yes, to ISCO 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (c) | Are correspondence tables between alternative and current classification available (if applicable)? | No there are not correspondences to the calssifications in the answer to 4c | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (d) | Does a national coding index exist? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (e) | Is the classification available in electronic form? If yes, in which formats is it available?(e.g. PDF, TXT, Excel, XML) | Yes, PDF, TXT and Excel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 (f) | Are the correspondence tables or indexes available in electronic form? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 (a) | Name of institution / office responsible for the development and maintenance of the classification | Statistics Sweden Registrator +468 506 940 00 SCB, Box 24300, 104 51 STOCKHOLM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 (b) | Contact address, phone number, e-mail or website for public information and inquiry | Susanne Gullberg Brännström +468 506 940 00 SCB, Box 24300, 104 51 STOCKHOLM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 (a) | Please provide any other information on this classification that you consider relevant | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: UN questionnaire, 28/08/2012
