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Codes
This is a 3-digit numeric variable.
Description
Weeks unemployed, looking for a job - 1976-1993
Unicon Corporation made the following notes about this variable:
The BLS definition of 'unemployed, looking for work' means that an individual must have used 'an active search method.' [per BLS July 2000]
These string values in the original data have been recoded as follows:
-- => -99 : Missing
0- => -99 : Missing
2- => -99 : Missing
3- => -99 : Missing
4- => -99 : Missing
9- => -99 : Missing
blank => -99 : Missing
Universe
- 1976-1988: Civilian adults age 14 or older looking for work.
- 1989-1993: Civilian adults age 14 or older looking for work or on layoff.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 – 1993 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
