The underlying (or standardised) employment rate is the arithmetic average of the detailed age-specific employment rates. It makes it possible to neutralise the unequal demographic weight of the age groups included in the employment rate.
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The underlying (or standardised) employment rate is the arithmetic average of the detailed age-specific employment rates. It makes it possible to neutralise the unequal demographic weight of the age groups included in the employment rate. </p></div>