Difference between revisions of "Unemployed"
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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
An unemployed is an individual of working age who meets three conditions simultaneously : | An unemployed is an individual of working age who meets three conditions simultaneously : | ||
| − | + | * being without employment, meaning having not worked for at least one hour during the reference week ; | |
| − | + | * being available to take up employment within two weeks ; | |
| − | + | * having actively looked for a job in the previous month or having found one starting within the next three months. | |
== Extra == | == Extra == | ||
'''Source:''' definition adopted in 1982 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) <br /> | '''Source:''' definition adopted in 1982 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) <br /> | ||
'''Example of Use:''' He has been unemployed since he was made redundant last year.[[Category: Economy]][[Category: Glossary]] | '''Example of Use:''' He has been unemployed since he was made redundant last year.[[Category: Economy]][[Category: Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 2 October 2020
Unemployed - (adjective)
Definition
An unemployed is an individual of working age who meets three conditions simultaneously :
- being without employment, meaning having not worked for at least one hour during the reference week ;
- being available to take up employment within two weeks ;
- having actively looked for a job in the previous month or having found one starting within the next three months.
Extra
Source: definition adopted in 1982 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Example of Use: He has been unemployed since he was made redundant last year.
