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1. Labour market statistics on businesses shall cover the following domains and topics:

(a) earnings:

(i) structure of earnings;

(ii) gender pay gap;

(b) labour costs:

(i) structure of labour costs;

(ii) labour cost index;

(c) labour demand:

(i) job vacancies. The topics labour cost index, as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b)(ii), and job vacancies, as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c)(i), shall include their respective early estimates as referred to in Article 5.

2. For each topic listed in paragraph 1, the detailed topics, their corresponding periodicity, reference periods, including the first reference period, and data transmission deadlines shall be as set out in the Annex.

3. In accordance with Article 12, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the list of detailed topics set out in the Annex. Where a delegated act introduces a new detailed topic, that delegated act may also include the periodicity, the reference period and the transmission deadline. The delegated acts shall be adopted at least 18 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.

4. When exercising the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission shall ensure that:

(a) the delegated acts do not, in any case, impose a significant additional cost or burden on the Member States or on the respondents;

(b) feasibility or pilot studies as set out in Article 8 are carried out and that their results are duly assessed and taken into account before the adoption of any delegated act. The studies referred to in paragraph 4, point (b), shall be financed in accordance with Article 9.

5. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of aggregated data, except for the topic structure of earnings, referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(i), for which microdata shall be transmitted for individual employees and local units.

6. Member States shall provide pre-checked data and related metadata using a technical format specified by the Commission (Eurostat) for each data set. The single entry point services shall be used to provide the data to the Commission (Eurostat).

7. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the following elements for each topic:

(a) a list and description of variables and their technical specifications;

(b) statistical classifications and breakdowns; geographical breakdowns cannot go below NUTS1 level;

(c) precision targets;

(d) the metadata to be transmitted with the same periodicity, reference period and deadlines as the data they refer to. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2) at least 18 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period, except for the first reference period as mentioned in the Annex, for which 12 months shall apply. The implementing act for the topic structure of earnings shall be adopted before 1 September 2025 for the first reference period beginning in 2026. The Commission shall ensure that the implementing acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph comply with the principle of proportionality and do not impose a significant additional cost or burden on the Member States or on businesses.

8. Feasibility or pilot studies as set out in Article 8 shall be carried out and their results shall be duly assessed and taken into account before any modification of the data breakdowns referred to in paragraph 7, first subparagraph, point (b), of this Article.

9. In accordance with Article 12, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts supplementing this Regulation by setting out the information to be provided by Member States for a maximum period of 3 reference years where, within the scope of this Regulation, the production of additional data is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical data needs that cannot be otherwise fulfilled. In particular the delegated acts referred to in this paragraph shall not result in an obligation to conduct a new statistical survey on businesses. Those delegated acts shall set out:

(a) the detailed topics to be covered pursuant to this paragraph, related to the domains and topics specified in Article 4 and the reasons for such additional statistical data needs;

(b) the periodicity, reference periods and transmission deadlines. The delegated acts referred to in this paragraph shall not apply to reference periods before 2029 and shall have a minimum of 2 years between each additional data production starting from the deadline for transmitting the data of the latest additional data production. Feasibility or pilot studies as set out in Article 8 shall be carried out and their results shall be duly assessed and taken into account before the adoption of any delegated act. The studies referred to in the fifth subparagraph of this paragraph, shall be financed in accordance with Article 9.

10. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the additional information referred to in paragraph 9 and metadata. Those implementing acts shall set out the following technical elements, where appropriate:

(a) a list and description of variables and their technical specifications;

(b) statistical classifications and breakdowns; geographical breakdowns cannot go below NUTS1 level;

(c) detailed specifications of the statistical units covered;

(d) precision targets;

(e) the metadata to be transmitted. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13(2) not later than 18 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period. Feasibility or pilot studies as set out in Article 8 shall be carried out and their results shall be duly assessed and taken into account before the adoption of any implementing act.