Concept variable
Unemployed
| Norwegian (bokmål) | |
| Name | Unemployed |
|---|---|
| Definition | Person without income-producing work, but who has tried to obtain this over the last four weeks, and is available for employment in the reference week or within the next two weeks. Involuntary laid off persons are defined as unemployed after a continuous duration of three months. |
| Valid from | 1972-01-01 |
| Valid to | |
| Owner | 260 - Division for labour market statistics |
| Comments | In some surveys, persons may be asked to characterise themselves as unemployed without any control of whether all conditions for the definition are met. |
| Statistical unit | Person |
| Subject | 06.01 - Labour force participation |
| Statistics | Labour force survey. Ad hoc modules |
| Linked to StatBank tables | |