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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2020

Variable Details

VariableLKWFWM
LabelLooking for work in last 4 weeks (main method)
Responses
1 Job Centre 47
2 Careers office 4
3 Job Club 5
4 Private employment agency 186
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 156
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 667
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 1606
8 Direct approach to employers 238
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 196
10 Waiting for job application results 92
11 Looking for premises or equipment 11
12 Seek any permits for jobs 9
13 Try to obtain finance 5
14 Do anything else 225
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 58649
-9 Does not apply 14878
-8 No answer 113
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2020
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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