Labour force status

Classification of the working age population based on the person's relation to the labour market in a short reference period.

Persons of working age may be classified in a short reference period according to their labour force status as being employed, unemployed, or outside the labour force. The three main categories of labour force status are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. The labour force status of a person is established based on the activity principle, one hour-criterion and short reference period. While even during a short period, persons may be engaged in multiple activities, in the labour force status classification priority is given to 1-hour of employment over other activities; and to unemployment over outside the labour force. The latest international standards on this topic are contained in the Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization adopted by the 19^th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in 2013. The agency responsible for this topic is the International Labour Organization.

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