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Labour force status (based on 1971 concepts)

Part A - Short definition:

Not applicable

Part B - Detailed definition:

'Labour force status' refers to whether a person was employed, unemployed or not in the labour force during the week of Sunday May 1 to Saturday May 7, 2011, according to 1971 labour force status concepts.

Early enumeration was conducted in remote, isolated parts of the provinces and territories in February, March and April 2011. When enumeration has taken place before May 2011, the reference date used is the date on which the household was enumerated.

Reported in:

2011

Reported for:

Population aged 15 years and over in private households

Question number(s):

Derived variable: Questions 34 to 39

Responses:

The categories for the historical labour force status variable are:

  • Employed - Absent in reference week - Armed Forces
  • Employed - Absent in reference week - Civilian
  • Employed - Unpaid family worker
  • Employed - Paid - Armed Forces
  • Employed - Paid - Civilian
  • Not in labour force
  • Unemployed - Looked for work - Experienced
  • Unemployed - Looked for work - Inexperienced
  • Unemployed - On temporary layoff

Remarks:

The population aged 15 years and over are classified according to 1971 labour force status concepts as follows:

Employed

  • persons who worked in the reference week for pay or in self-employment
  • persons with a job but who were not at work during the reference weekFootnote 1
  • persons who worked in the reference week without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice.

Unemployed

  • persons who looked for work in the reference week
  • persons who were on temporary lay-off during the reference week.

Not in the labour force

Persons aged 15 years and over who are not employed or unemployed are considered 'Not in the Labour Force.' According to 1971 labour force status concepts this category also includes:

  • female farm labourers who did less than 20 hours of unpaid work in a family farm, business or professional practice;
  • institutional residents.Footnote 2
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