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Codes
This is a 4-digit numeric variable.
Description
Duration of unemployment (weeks) - 1994-2009
Unicon Corporation made the following notes about this variable:
In 1994 forward the manual describes this as the 'duration of unemployment for layoff and looking records'.
These string values in the original data have been recoded as follows:
-1' ' => -999 : Missing
Universe
- Those who are unemployed.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 – 2009 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
