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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: 'FACT Data: Employment Official Statistics'
 message: >-
   If you use this software, please cite it using the
   metadata from this file.
-type: software
+type: dataset
 doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/UK3HJ
 authors:
   - given-names: Riccardo