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Table 2.2 Values for the Labour force status variable

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Table 2.2 provides an overview of whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011 for civilian and armed forces.

The variables are: employed, unemployed and not in the labour force followed by experienced and inexperienced. There are many possible components: worked for pay or in self-employment; absent from their job or business; on temporary lay-off; did not look for paid work; looked for full-time paid work and looked for part-time paid work; new job to start in four weeks or less; last worked in 2011 and last worked in 2010; last worked before 2010 and never worked.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Table 2.2 Values for the Labour force status variable
Labour force status	Experienced/Inexperienced	Component
Employed	Experienced^{Footnote 1}	Worked for pay or in self-employment Civilian Armed Forces Absent from job or business Civilian Armed Forces
Unemployed	Experienced^{Footnote 1}	On temporary lay-off Did not look for paid work Looked for full-time paid work Looked for part-time paid work New job to start in four weeks or less Did not look for paid work Looked for full-time paid work Looked for part-time paid work Looked for paid work Full-time paid work Part-time paid work
Unemployed	Inexperienced^{Footnote 2}	New job to start in four weeks or less Did not look for paid work Looked for full-time paid work Looked for part-time paid work Looked for paid work Full-time paid work Part-time paid work
Not in the labour force	Experienced^{Footnote 1}	Last worked in 2011 Last worked in 2010
Not in the labour force	Inexperienced^{Footnote 2}	Last worked before 2010 Never worked
Notes Footnote 1 Refers to persons aged 15 years and over who worked for pay or in self-employment since January 1, 2010. Return to footnote 1 referrer Footnote 2 Refers to persons aged 15 years and over who last worked for pay or in self-employment before January 1, 2010 or who never worked. Return to footnote 2 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Date modified:: 2016-01-04

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Table 2.2 Values for the Labour force status variable