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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, January - March, 2023

Variable Details

VariableLKWFWM
LabelLooking for work in last 4 weeks (main method)
Responses
1 Job Centre 70
2 Careers office 11
3 Job Club 5
4 Private employment agency 128
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 107
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 415
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 1013
8 Direct approach to employers 199
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 124
10 Waiting for job application results 80
11 Looking for premises or equipment 6
12 Seek any permits for jobs 6
13 Try to obtain finance 4
14 Do anything else 165
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 45700
-9 Does not apply 12081
-8 No answer 81
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, January - March, 2023
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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