The SES_BASE ready-made dataset containing data from the structure of earnings statistics is being reviewed. This is because, starting from statistical reference year 2024, the production of the structure of earnings statistics will be based on data from the Incomes Register. As a result, the data of the statistics on wages and salaries provided by employer organisations, which previously played a key role, will in future serve as supplementary data sources, and the SES formation rules based on them will no longer be maintained.
The review causes a break in the time series of the SES_BASE dataset starting from 2024. The Incomes Register-based dataset will form a new time series and provide a more comprehensive body of data for research on the labour market than before.
At the same time, the maintenance of SES_HAR, the harmonised ready-made dataset on the structure of earnings, will end in its current form. We will assess later, based on experience gained from using the new SES_BASE time series and feedback from researchers, whether the content or definitions of the variables need to be standardised and harmonised.
Further information: pekka.laine@stat.fi or tutkijapalvelut@stat.fi