Classifications, Inventories – ISCO 88 (COM) (International Standard Classification of Occupations)Overview
ISCO 88 (COM) (International Standard Classification of Occupations)
| Brief description | ISCO = International Standard Classification of Occupations; ISCO 88 (COM) is the European Union's variant of the ISCO-88, adapted to suit its statistical needs. As a standard nomenclature, ISCO allows occupation-related statistics to be compared internationally. ISCO’s multi-tiered classification of occupations also allows a population's social structure to be analysed. |
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| Agency | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO) |
| Division or section | Labour Force and Thematic Surveys Section (AES) |
| Information | Urs Meier; Tel.: 032/713 62 69; E-mail: urs.meier@bfs.admin.ch |
| Implementation | SFSO |
| Legal underpinnings | Swiss Federal Law of 9 October 1992 on federal statistics |
| Structure | Four-tiered classification code structure: Major Group (one digit), Sub-major Group (two digits), Minor Group (three digits), Unit Group (four digits). |
| Language versions | German, French and English |
| Version | Current version being used: ISCO 88 (COM) |
Last updated: 26.04.2011