6226.0 - Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia, February 2017 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/09/2017   
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APPENDIX POPULATIONS

DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

The ABS has a range of data available on request from the Participation, Job Search and Mobility Survey. This section lists the populations which are used in this release. Full details of the data items are available on the ABS website in an Excel spreadsheet, under the Downloads tab: Data Cube: Populations and Data items list.

The population(s) for a particular data item refers to the persons in the survey to whom the data item relates.

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Population 1

Civilian population aged 15 years and over

Population 2

Employed persons

Population 3

Employed persons who would prefer more hours

Population 4

Part-time workers who would prefer more hours

Population 5

Underemployed workers

Population 6

Underemployed part-time workers

Population 7

Employed persons who started their current job in the previous 12 months

Population 8

Employed persons who worked in their current job for 12 months or more

Population 9

Employees who worked in their current job for 12 months or more

Population 10

Employees who started their current job in the previous 12 months

Population 11

Persons employed for more than a year in their current job who looked for work in the previous 12 months

Population 12

Persons who worked at some time during the year ending February

Population 13

Persons who were working last February

Population 14

Persons currently employed and employed last February

Population 15

Persons who ceased a job during the year ending February

Population 16

Employed persons who ceased a job in the year ending February

Population 17

Unemployed persons

Population 18

Persons not in the labour force

Population 19

Persons not in the labour force who wanted to work

Population 20

Persons not in the labour force who looked for work

Population 21

Persons not in the labour force with marginal attachment to the labour force

Population 22

Persons not in the labour force who wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were available to start work within four weeks

Population 23

Persons not in the labour force who were discouraged job seekers

Population 24

Persons not in the labour force who wanted to work but were not actively looking for work and were not available to start work within four weeks

Population 25

Persons not in the labour force because they were caring for children, who wanted to work but not actively looking for work

Population 26

Persons not in the labour force whose last job was less than 10 years ago


Data items
Population

1State or territory of usual residence
All
2Region of usual residence (SA4)
All
3Sex
All
4Social marital status
All
5Relationship in household
All
6Country of birth
All
7Country of birth and elapsed years since arrival in Australia
All
8Age group (years)
All
9Age of youngest child
All
10Number of dependent children aged 15–24 years
All
11Number of dependent children aged 0–14 years
All
12Number of dependent children aged 0–24 years
All
13Whether currently studying full-time or part-time
All
14Level of highest educational attainment
All
15Level of highest non-school qualification
All
16Highest year of school completed
All
17Labour force status
All
18Status of employment in main job
2–11
19Number of jobs or businesses held last week
2–11
20Main reason for absence from work
2–11
21Hours actually worked in main job
2–11
22Hours actually worked in all jobs
2–11
23Hours usually worked in main job
2–11
24Hours usually worked in all jobs
2–11
25Full-time or part-time status in all jobs
2–11
26Full-time or part-time status in main job
2–11
27Full-time or part-time status summary
2–11
28Whether worked less hours than usually worked
2–11
29Reason worked less hours than usually worked
2–11
30Preferred total number of weekly hours
2–11
31Preferred number of extra weekly hours
2–11
32Whether preferred to work more hours than usually worked
2–11
33Whether available to start work within the reference week with more hours
2–11
34Whether prefer and available within the next 4 weeks for more full-time or part-time hours
2–11
35Continuous duration with current employer/business
2–11
36Reason expected future duration with current employer/business less than 12 months
2–11
37Sector of main job
2–11
38Occupation of main job
2–11
39Industry of main job
2–11
40Whether entitled to paid holiday leave
2–11
41Whether entitled to paid sick leave
2–11
42Whether had paid leave entitlements
2–11
43Whether retrenched from any job in the previous 3 months
All
44Whether looked for work or more hours in the last 12 months
All
45Whether looked for work or more hours in the last 3 months
All
46Whether looked for work or more hours in the last 4 weeks
All
47Number of weeks since last looked for work or more hours
11, 17, 20
48All steps taken to look for work or more hours in the last 12 months
4, 6, 11, 17, 20
49Active steps taken to look for work or more hours in the last 12 months
4, 6, 11, 17, 20
50All difficulties in finding work
6, 11, 17, 20
51Main difficulty in finding work
6, 11, 17, 20
52Whether had ever worked
17
53Whether looked for full-time or part-time work
17
54Duration of job search
17
55Whether checked or registered with a Jobactive Australia provider
11, 17, 20
56Whether registered with Centrelink as a jobseeker
11, 17, 20
57Number of employment offers in current period of unemployment
17, 20
58Whether turned down job offer/s in current period of unemployment
17, 20
59All reasons for turning down job offer/s
17, 20
60Main reason for turning down job offer/s
17, 20
61Whether had a job to go to
17
62All reasons for looking for other work while still employed
11
63Underemployment status
5, 6
64Whether available and/or looking for work
4, 6
65Whether would move interstate if offered a suitable job
5, 6 ,17, 20
66Whether would move intrastate if offered a suitable job
5, 6 ,17, 20
67Duration of current period of insufficient work
5, 6
68Whether would prefer to change employer to work more hours
5, 6
69Whether would prefer to change occupation to work more hours
5, 6
70Number of employers or businesses in the last 12 months
All
71Whether had some change in work in last 12 months
8,9
72Whether changed employer/business in the last 12 months
2–11
73Persons not in the labour force summary
18, 26
74Main activity when not in the labour force
18–26
75Time since last job
18–26
76Whether had a job in the last 20 years
18–26
77All reasons for not actively looking for work
22
78Main reason not actively looking for work
22
79Whether available to start work within four weeks
19
80Whether available to start work in the reference week
19
81All reasons not available to start work within four weeks
24
82Main reason not available to start work within four weeks
24
83Main reason not working due to caring for children
25
84Whether preferred full-time or part-time work
18–26
85Intention to enter the labour force in the next 12 months
18–26
86Intention to enter the labour force
18–26
87Preferred number of hours
18–26
88Whether wanted to work
18, 26
89Continuous duration of last job
15, 16
90Full-time or part-time status in last job
15, 16, 26
91Occupation of last job
15, 16, 26
92Industry of last job
15, 16, 26
93Status of employment of last job
15, 16, 26
94Hours usually worked each week in last job
15, 16, 26
95Reason for ceasing last job
15, 16, 26
96When began last job
15, 16
97Whether entitled to paid holiday leave in last job
15, 16
98Whether entitled to paid sick leave in last job
15, 16
99Whether had paid leave entitlements in last job
15, 16
100Whether changed usual hours worked with current employer/business in the last 12 months
8, 9
101Previous usual weekly hours worked with current employer/business
8, 9
102Whether promoted with current employer in the last 12 months
9
103Whether transferred with current employer in the last 12 months
9
104Whether promoted and/or transferred with current employer in the last 12 months
9
105Previous occupation with current employer/business
9
106Whether changed Major occupation group (with current employer for one year or more)
9
107Whether changed Minor occupation group (with current employer for one year or more)
9
108Whether changed industry Division (last to current employer/business)
16
109Whether changed industry Subdivision (last to current employer/business)
16
110Whether changed status of employment (last to current employer/business)
16
111Whether changed usual hours worked (last to current employer/business)
16
112Whether changed Major occupation group (last to current employer/business)
16
113Whether changed Minor occupation group (last to current employer/business)
16
114Whether working at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
115Status of employment at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
116Occupation at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
117Industry at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
118Usual weekly hours worked at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
119Whether entitled to paid holiday leave at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
120Whether entitled to paid sick leave at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
121Whether had paid leave entitlements at last February
8, 9, 13, 14
122Whether changed industry Division (last to current February)
8, 9, 14
123Whether changed industry Subdivision (last to current February)
8, 9, 14
124Whether changed Major occupation group (last to current February)
8, 9, 14
125Whether changed Minor occupation group (last to current February)
8, 9, 14
126Whether changed status of employment (last to current February)
8, 9, 14
127Whether changed usual hours worked (last to current February)
8, 9, 14