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Inexperienced labour force

Part A - Short definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

Refers to unemployed persons who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011, had never worked for pay or in self-employment, or who had last worked for pay or in self-employment prior to January 1, 2010 only.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question number(s):

Derived variable: Questions 34 to 39

Responses:

Not applicable

Remarks:

  1. Occupation, industry, and class of worker data are not collected for the inexperienced labour force.
  2. See Figure 2.1 for the components of population and Labour force status variable.
  3. For information on the comparability of the 2011 National Household Survey labour force status data with those of the Labour Force Survey, see Appendix 2.1.
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