Description
Labour Force Status Identifier describes a student’s employment status.
Details
| Version: | 4.0 |
|---|---|
| First year: | 2015 |
| Last year: | 2020 |
| Field name: | LabourForceStatus |
| Element name: | Labour Force Status Identifier |
Code format:
| Data Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Units: | Code (alphanumeric) |
| Width: | 2 |
Classification
A student whose employment status is described as:
Employed:
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 01 | Full-time employee |
| 02 | Part-time employee |
| 03 | Self-employed - not employing others |
| 04 | Employer |
| 05 | Employed - unpaid worker in a family business |
Unemployed:
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 06 | Unemployed - seeking full-time work |
| 07 | Unemployed - seeking part-time work |
Not In the Labour Force:
| CODE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 08 | Not employed - not seeking employment |
| 99 | No information provided |
Coding notes
Labour Force Status Identifier is based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables, 1999.
Students must be classified to a single labour force category.
Responses for the Labour Force Status Identifier rely on the student’s own perception of their labour force activities.
Refer to: Appendix J - Standards for Social, Labour and Demographic Variables, 1999.
Please refer to the Glossary for further information about terminology used in this document.
Input files
VET FEE-HELP:
- VET Student Enrolment (VEN)
- VET Enrolment Revisions (VER)
Change History
Details of all versions of this data element can be found on its supporting information page.
Element #
576