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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE

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WHETHER WANTED TO WORK

This data item details whether someone who is not in the labour force wants to work or not.

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:		NLFWWRKC
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
2		Might want to work
3		Did not want to work
4		Did not know
5		Permanently unable to work
99		Not collected / Only collected in September

Related Information

Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia: Glossary - Wanted to work (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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