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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020

Variable Details

VariableLKWFWM
LabelLooking for work in last 4 weeks (main method)
Responses
1 Job Centre 97
2 Careers office 7
3 Job Club 5
4 Private employment agency 130
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 176
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 641
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 1494
8 Direct approach to employers 249
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 202
10 Waiting for job application results 87
11 Looking for premises or equipment 15
12 Seek any permits for jobs 6
13 Try to obtain finance 4
14 Do anything else 216
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 54622
-9 Does not apply 15416
-8 No answer 118
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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