Employment status Circumstance collection
Active Circumstance
Members of the population who are economically active, meaning employed or actively seeking employment.
Discouraged Circumstance
Discouraged workers who have chosen to give up seeking employment.
Employed full-time Circumstance
Working full time - often characterised as working four or five days a week, for 30-40 hours in total.
Employed part-time Circumstance
Working part-time - less hours than a full-time employee, normally not every working day.
Full-time student Circumstance
Currently studying full-time.
In employment Circumstance
In employment
Inactive Circumstance
Members of the population neither in employment nor seeking employment, e.g. Looking after the family or retired.
Long term sick or disabled Circumstance
People who have a long-term sickness or disability (longer than a year for benefits purposes).
Looking after home or family Circumstance
People who are looking after home or family rather than being in work or study.
Not in employment Circumstance
Not currently in employment.
Not known Circumstance
Not known
Not registered unemployed but seeking work Circumstance
Not registered unemployed but seeking work
Not seeking work / at home Circumstance
Not seeking work or looking after home
Other Circumstance
Employment status not covered in other employment circumstances.
Retired Circumstance
No longer working due to deciding to retire. The UK no longer has a state-mandated retirement age, but there are laws governing receipt of state pensions.
Self employed Circumstance
Self-employed people.
Severe long term sick or disabled Circumstance
People who have a severe long-term sickness or disability (longer than a year for benefits purposes).
Student (including full time students) Circumstance
- Student
All students, including full time and part-time.
Temporary sick Circumstance
People who have temporary sickness and are therefore unfit to enter the labour market.
Unemployed Circumstance
Not currently in paid work and actively seeking it.