Background information

The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) is the main producer and coordinator of national statistics in Slovenia. In line with the National Statistics Act SURS is a professionally independent Government service. The mission is to provide to users statistical data on the status and trends in the economic, demographic, labour market and social fields. These data are of sufficient quality, timely, comparable in time and internationally, and presented clearly and understandably.

Content of measure

The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) offers up to date monthly and quarterly reports on labour market indicators. Three data sets 'by themes' relate to labour market issues. The first data set, 'Labour market', covers general labour market indicators, employment and unemployment rates, labour migration, and working hours. The second one, ‘Earnings and labour costs’, provides data about wages and labour costs. The third data set, ‘Quality of Life’, reports information about income, poverty, and social exclusion.

Data are obtained through statistical surveys that are carried out by the statistics office; these are set out in the annual programme of statistical surveys. In addition to data and visualisation charts, each issue contains a commentary, short methodological explanations, basic statistical definitions and a description of the survey.

Use of measure

In 2023, the stat.si reports and the SiStat database were the most visited websites of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. The number of visits via mobile devices increased significantly compared to the previous year. Overall satisfaction was rated by respondents with an average score of 8.0 on a scale of 1 to 10. Users, with an average score of 7.9, agreed that SURS met their expectations. Additionally, with an average score of 8.6, they agreed with the statement that they would recommend SURS as a source of statistical data to others. There is also significant direct demand for statistics, as SURS received 3,718 requests for information in 2023. The most frequent requests for information came from economic organizations, with the greatest interest in price and inflation data. Another large group of users is researchers who need data for research purposes. The number of followers on social networks has also increased, especially on LinkedIn.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Applies to all workers	Applies to all businesses	Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	Unknown	Unknown
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

Unknown

Views and reactions

Unknown

Sources

• 20 November 2023: Annual Programme of Statistical Surveys for 2024 (pisrs.si)
• 27 May 2024: Report on the implementation of the annual programme of statistical surveys for 2023 (www.stat.si)
• 05 June 2024: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Report on monitoring the satisfaction and needs of users of SURS in 2023 (www.stat.si)