Employment History

Description

Employment History as determined from the labour market questions in the census. Employment History is applicable to people aged 16 and over. As such, this variable reports 'No code required' for the subset of the population where no response was expected. This variable uses information from the 'Ever worked' question in the census. Users are advised to visit https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/2021-census/results/quality-notes-issues-and-corrections for more information regarding the 'Ever worked' question.

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Variable categories

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A breakdown of the categories in the variable, by code and label.
Label Code
In employment 1
Short term unemployed: Worked in the last 12 months 2
Long-term unemployed: Not worked in the last 12 months 3
Never worked 4
No code required -8