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Glossary
| Contributory scheme | Social protection scheme in which entitlement to benefits is contingent upon prior contributions. Membership is typically tied to (formal) employment, and contributions may be paid by the employer and/or by the state as well as by the employee |
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| Economically active | Persons who partake in the labour force, i.e. who are employed or unemployed |
| Economically inactive | People within the working age population who are not part of the labour force, such as students |
| Employment rate | The proportion of employed persons within the working age population (15-64 years) |
| Informal employment | Employment that does not imply coverage of contributory social protection |
| Labour force | The sum of the number of persons employed and the number of unemployed (individuals without work who are available for work and looking for work), i.e. of persons who are economically active |
| Labour-force participation rate | The proportion of persons within the working age population who take part in the labour force, i.e. who are economically active. Calculated by expressing the number of people in the labour force as a percentage of the working age population |
| Non-contributory scheme | Social protection scheme in which entitlement to benefits is not contingent upon prior contributions, but based on e.g. citizenship, poverty or disability |
| Social assistance | Non-contributory social protection that may be targeted at specific groups, such as the poor, or provided to the population as a whole |
| Social health insurance | Health insurance provided on a contributory basis, entitling the insured person, and often his or her dependents, to access health care |
| Social insurance | A contributory form of social protection aimed at ensuring income security in the event of e.g. old age, disability or unemployment |
| Social protection floor | A nationally defined set of basic social security guarantees which secure protection aimed at preventing or alleviating poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion |
| Social protection | Initiatives which aim to ensure income security and access to health care. Such initiatives can be contributory, such as social insurance and social health insurance, or non-contributory, such as social assistance and freely provided health care |
| Unemployed population | The unemployed comprize all persons within working age, who are (i) not in paid employment or self employment, (ii) available for work and (iii) seeking work |
| Unemployment rate | Proportion of unemployed persons within the labour force. Calculated by expressing the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the total labour force |
Note: Labour market indicators follow the calculation methods and definitions of the International Labour Organization.