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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE

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WHETHER AVAILABLE TO START WORK AND WITH MARGINAL ATTACHMENT

This data item details whether someone who is not in the labour force and wants to work is available in the next 4 weeks and/or was actively looking for work. This outlines varying degrees of marginal attachment to the labour force.

This item is not collected in the monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) and is derived from the supplementary survey Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia (PNILF, cat. no. 6220.0), which is collected every September from those who are not in the labour force in seven-eighths of the LFS sample.

Identifier:		NLFMGATC
Level:		Person
Source:		PNILF
Frequency:		Annual (Sep)
Population:		NILF in 7/8th sample
Categories:
0		In the labour force / Not applicable
1		Wanted to work, actively looking and were available to start work within four weeks
2		Wanted to work, actively looking and were not available to start work within four weeks
4		Wanted to work, not actively looking and were available to start within four weeks
5		Wanted to work, not actively looking and were not available to start work within four weeks
99		Not collected / Only collected in September

Related Information

Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia: Glossary - Marginal attachment to the labour force (cat. no. 6220.0)
Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia: Glossary - Discouraged job seekers (cat. no. 6220.0)
Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods: 7.5 to 7.6 and 7.11 to 7.15 (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)
Labour Force, Australia: Understanding Labour Force (cat. no. 6202)
Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide: Not in the labour force (cat. no. 6103.0)
Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods: 7. Not in the labour force (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)
Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods: 21.10 Persons Not in the Labour Force (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)

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