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DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

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DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
(SINCE ANY PREVIOUS FULL-TIME WORK - BASIC)

This data item identifies whether someone is classed as being 'short-term' or 'long-term' unemployed since their last full-time job. It is based on the number of weeks they have been unemployed and looking for work, disregarding any periods of part-time employment.

If they have never been employed full-time before, the duration is simply the number of weeks they have been looking for their first full-time job.

If they have been unemployed for less than 52 weeks, they are considered to be short-term unemployed. Those that have been looking for a full-time job for 52 weeks or longer are classified as long-term unemployed.

The detailed number of weeks someone has been unemployed since their last full-time job are provided in Duration of unemployment (since any previous full-time work - expanded) [DURUNFCE].

Identifier:		DURUNFCB
Level:		Person
Source:		LFS
Frequency:		Monthly
Population:		All
Categories:
0		Not unemployed / Not applicable
1		Short-term unemployed
2		Long-term unemployed

Related Information

Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide: Duration of unemployment since last full time job categories (cat. no. 6103.0)
Labour Force, Australia, Feb 2011: Changes this month: Historical Revisions - Duration of Unemployment (cat. no. 6202)
Information Paper: Implementing the Redesigned Labour Force Survey Questionnaire, 2001 - Duration of Unemployment (cat. no. 6295.0)
Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods: 6.28 Duration of Unemployment (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)
Labour Force, Australia: Understanding Labour Force (cat. no. 6202)
Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide: Unemployed (cat. no. 6103.0)
Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods: 6. Unemployment (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)

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