Assessment of the situation of manufacturing, construction, trade and service enterprises is based upon the subjective opinions about actual and future business situation expressed by the directors of the surveyed companies.

Sex is one of the key characteristics considered in the labour market analysis. A lot of phenomena is discussed in division into men and women. Individual skills and decisions of employees and job-seekers are also related with sex. Women often work in different professions and industries than men, receive different salaries and work in different hours. These differences are due to such characteristics as level of education, involvement in private life and even expectations from life.