Združevanje statističnih podatkov o stroških dela temelji na katerihkoli statističnih enotah, opredeljenih v Uredbi Sveta (EGS) št. 696/93 z dne 15.marca 1993 o statističnih enotah za opazovanje in analizo proizvodnega sistema v Skupnosti3, in zagotavlja informacije, ki se nanašajo na lokalne enote, razvrščene po njihovi glavni dejavnosti, po regiji so vsaj na prvi ravni nomenklature teritorialnih enot za statistiko (NUTS 1), ki jo je uvedla Komisija, po razredu velikosti pa glede na število zaposlenih v podjetju, od katerega so lokalne enote odvisne.
The compilation of statistics on labour costs shall be based on any of the statistical units defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community (6) and shall provide information referring to local units classified by their own principal activity, by region at least at level 1 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 1), established by the Commission and by size class in terms of employment of the enterprise on which the local units are dependent.