Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHOWGET
LabelCurrent job was obtained (if within last 3 months)
Question text Did you get the work that you were doing/were away from in the week ending Sunday [date], through... replying to a job advertisement, a JobCentre/Jobmarket or Training Employment Agency Office, a Careers/Connexions Office, a JobClub, a private employment agency or business, hearing from someone who worked there, a direct application, or in some other way?
Responses
1 Reply to advertisement 1170
2 Job Centre 87
3 Careers Office 12
4 Jobclub 3
5 Private employment agency,business 272
6 Hearing from someone who worked there 697
7 Direct application 570
8 Some other way 308
-9 Does not apply 47660
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2024
Interviewer InstructionsCode 1st that applies.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingFour sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly