Labour force status code
Description
Labour Force Status Identifier describes a student's employment status
Format
Code category
Element (E)
Element #
576
Element Type
String
Width
2
Version Revision Date
Version
5.00
Years version active
2021
Input Packets
Packets/Groups it appears in
Allowable Values
Employed:
VALUE | 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:
VALUE | MEANING |
---|---|
06 | Unemployed - seeking full-time work |
07 | Unemployed - seeking part-time work |
Not In the Labour Force:
VALUE | MEANING |
---|---|
08 | Not employed - not seeking employment |
99 | No information provided |
Additional Information
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 based on the student’s own perception of their labour force activities.