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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE

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MAIN ACTIVITY WHEN NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE

This data item provides the main activity someone is doing while they are not actively participating in the labour force.

It helps to distinguish between those who can't or are not intending to work and those who could be available to enter the labour force in the future.

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:		NLFMNACC
Level:		Person
Source:		PNILF
Frequency:		Annual (Sep)
Population:		NILF in 7/8th sample
Categories:
0		In the labour force / Not applicable
1		Retired or voluntarily inactive
2		Home duties
3		Caring for children
4		Attending an educational institution
5		Own long-term health condition or disability
6		Own short-term illness or injury
7		Looking after ill or disabled person
8		Travel, holiday or leisure activity
9		Working in unpaid voluntary job
10		Other
99		Not collected / Only collected in September

Related Information

Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia: Glossary - Main activity when not in the labour force (cat. no. 6220.0)
Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods: 7.4 to 7.7 (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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