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

32. The output categories are derived from input categories which identify whether a person has Full-time or Part-time Status.

33. Note that Full-time/Part-time Status is never output on its own as it is always output in relation to Labour Force Status:

      • Employed
        • Working Full-time
        • Working Part-time
      • Unemployed
        • Looking for Full-time work
        • Looking for Part-time work
      • Not in the Labour Force

34. It is also standard to combine Labour Force Status, Status in Employment and Full-time/Part-time Status output categories as follows:
      • Employed
        • Employee
          • Working Full-time
          • Working Part-time
        • Self-employed
      • Unemployed
      • Not in the Labour Force

35. It should be noted that if the term "Self-employed" is used, it needs to be identified in the Glossary of the publication as the aggregation of the standard categories: Employer, Own Account Worker and Contributing Family Worker from Status in Employment. Also note that "Looking for Full-time work" and "Looking for Part-time work" are not necessarily required to qualify the category "Unemployed".


Supporting variables

36. The variables needed to derive 'Full-time/Part-time Status' are 'Labour Force Status' and 'usual hours worked per week' and 'actual hours worked per week', where asked.






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