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 Index of employment in construction - non adjusted (Base - 2010)
Characteristic Description
Name Index of employment in construction - non adjusted (Base - 2010); Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Turnover and employment index (Base 2010)
First available period January 2005
Last available period May 2017
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
Concepts
  • CONSTRUCTION:  A type of work (buildings, roads, bridges, dams,etc.) connected to the ground and made of construction materials. Ground workfor agricultural purposes (e.g. ploughing) does not fall under the heading of construction.
  • ENTERPRISE:  Legal entity (natural or legal person) that is an organisational unit producing goods or services, which benefits from a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, especially for the allocation of its current resources. An enterprise carries out one or more activities at one or more locations.
  • INDEX OF EMPLOYMENT:  Número relativo que tem como objetivo medir as variações do volume de emprego em intervalos curtos e regulares, relativamente a um período de tempo tomado como referência. O volume de emprego é medido pelo número de pessoas ao serviço.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Measure unit (symbol) No applicable (-)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 10/07/2017


information presented in 19/4/2024