6202.2 - Labour Force, Victoria, Nov 2001

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/01/2002 Ceased

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Explanatory Notes Labour Force, Victoria Glossary	Dependant child Any child in a family under 15 years or age or aged 15-24 who is a full-time student (except those who have a partner or child of their own usually resident in the household). Dependent student A child who is 15–24 years of age and who attends a secondary school or a tertiary educational institution as a full-time student, and who has no partner or child of his or her own usually resident in the same household. Employed Persons aged 15 years and over who, during the reference week: worked for one hour or more for pay, profit, commission, or payment in kind in a job or business, or on a farm (comprising employees, employers, and own account workers); or worked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a farm (i.e. contributing family worker); or were employees who had a job but were not at work and were: away from work for less than four weeks up to the end of the reference week; or away from work for more than four weeks up to the end of the reference week and received pay for some or all of the four week period to the end of the reference week; or away from work as a standard work or shift arrangement; or on strike or locked out; or on workers' compensation and expected to return to their job; or were employers or own account workers who had a job, business, or farm, but were not at work. Full-time workers Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or more during the reference week. Household A group of one or more persons in a private dwelling who consider themselves to be separate from other persons (if any) in the dwelling, and who make regular provision to take meals separately from other persons, i.e. at different times or in different rooms. Lodgers who receive accommodation but not meals are treated as separate households. Boarders who receive both accommodation and meals are not treated as separate households. A household may consist of any number of families and non-family members. Industry From August 1994, classified to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 1993 (Cat. no. 1292.0). Labour force For any group, persons who were employed or unemployed, as defined. Lone parent A person who has no spouse or partner present in the household but who forms a parent-child relationship with at least one dependant or non-dependant child usually resident in the household. Lone person A person who makes provision for their food and other essentials for living, without combining with any other person to form part of a multi-person household. They may live in a dwelling on their own or share a dwelling with another individual or family. Marital status A person is classified as married (husband, wife or partner) if they are living with another person of the same or opposite sex in either a registered or defacto marriage. The not married category comprises persons who live alone or with other family members, those in shared accommodation, and persons who, although reported as married, did not have a spouse or partner who usually lived in the household. Non-dependent child A child of a couple or lone parent usually resident in the household, aged over 15 years and who is not a dependant student aged 15-24 years, and who has no partner or child of their own usually resident in the household. Non-family member A person who is not related to any other member of the household in which they are living. Not in the labour force Persons who were not in the categories employed or unemployed, as defined. Occupation From August 1996, classified according to the Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition (Cat. no. 1220.0). Participation rate For any group, the labour force expressed as a percentage of the civilian population aged 15 years and over in the same group. Part-time workers Employed persons who usually worked less than 35 hours a week (in all jobs) and either did so during the reference week or were not at work in the reference week. Status in employment Employed persons classified by whether they were Employers, Own account workers, Employees, or Contributing family workers. Unemployed Persons aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week, and: had actively looked for full-time or part-time work at any time in the four weeks up to the end of the reference week and: were available for work in the reference week; or were waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of thereference week, and could have started in the reference week if the job had been available then. Unemployment rate For any group, the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the same group. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.