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F. Work activity

Only for persons age 14 or older

64 Even though you did not work last week, do you have a job or business that you are going back to for sure?

[Question 64 was asked of persons age 14 or older who worked less than one hour last week, as per questions 62 and 63.]

[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (go to section F.5)

F.5 Search of a job for those unemployed

101. Are you available to begin working?

[Question 101 was asked of persons age 14 or older who were unemployed, as per questions 62, 63, and 64.]

[] 1 Yes, right now
[] 2 Yes, in a different time this year
[] 3 No

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Job search of the unemployed

In this block of questions the interview continues with those people who are not working.

Unemployed: is any person who during the reference period considered (last week) is not working because of not having work, is actively looking for work, and is available to start working right now. By definition, those people who are not looking for work since they are waiting for the results of processes already started and those who begin working in the next 30 days are also unemployed.

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Inactive: is any person who, during the reference period considered, did not work and didn't carry out concrete steps or is not available to work right now.

101. Are you available to begin working?

This question is asked to get at one of the conditions of unemployment. According to the international recommendations, if a person is carrying out concrete steps in order to obtain an employment but is not available in that moment to start working, he is not considered unemployed.