Research project DB/DD/053 (Research action DB)
OBJECTIVES
Employment per economic sector and its evolution over the past 10 years are analysed at various scales from Country to municipality and on down to the infra-communal level for the major urban centres.
The description of the principal results, notably in the form of maps, is complemented by topological analyses leading to a synthesis of the data and to defining homogeneous economic areas.
The recruitment areas of the main employment foci are studied.
Labour qualification is analysed from a geographical and sectorial standpoint.
TASKS
1. Analysis of employment and its evolution at national level.
1.1 Comparison of the different sources at this level: ONSS/INASTI, census
1.2 Analysis of employment structures and their evolution.
Unemployment and non-employment are considered in the light of multiple, notably sociological determinants, beyond mere economic performance.
2. Analysis of employment sector-by-sector and municipality-by-municipality.
2.1 Comparison of the various sources: ONSS/INASTI, census...
2.2 Geographical analysis for each sector of economic activity and analysis of sector evolution. The groupings by sector are original but compatible with official groupings (NACE).
2.3 Establishing municipality typology as regards employment structures, defining zones that are homogeneous as to their economic structures, notably on the basis of the recruitment areas of the main employment foci.
3. Analysis of employment extends to the infra-municipality level in the large urban centres of Brussels, Antwerp, and Liège.
