1288.0 - Standards for Labour Force Statistics, 1996  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/11/1996   
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STANDARD OUTPUT CATEGORIES

19. The standard output categories are:

Under 2 weeks
2 weeks and under 4 weeks
4 weeks and under 8 weeks
8 weeks and under 13 weeks
13 weeks and under 26 weeks
26 weeks and under 52 weeks
52 weeks and under 104 weeks
104 weeks and over

This can be aggregated to:

Under 4 weeks
4 weeks and under 13 weeks
13 weeks and under 26 weeks
26 weeks and under 52 weeks
52 weeks and over (long term unemployed subtotal)
52 weeks and under 104 weeks
104 weeks and over

Or

Under 52 weeks and
52 weeks and over (with those unemployed for 52 weeks and over representing the long-term unemployed)

The standard detailed output classification beyond 104 weeks is:

104 weeks and under 3 years
3 years and under 4 years
4 years and under 5 years
5 years and over


SUPPORTING VARIABLES

20. The variable needed to derive 'Duration of Unemployment' is 'Labour Force Status'



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