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RESIDENT POPULATION: Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
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REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
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PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD: Group of persons who have their usual residence in the housing unit or the independent person occupying a housing unit.
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UNEMPLOYED: Person aged between 15 and 74 years who during the reference period: 1) neither had a job nor were at work; 2) was available for paid employment or self-employment; 3) had actively sought work, i.e. had taken specific steps during the specified period (reference period or the three previous weeks) to seek paid employment or self-employment. The following are considered as specific steps: 1) having been in contact with a public employment office or with a private agency to find work; 2) applying to employers directly; 3) asking among friends, relatives, trade unions, etc., to find work; 4) placing, answering or studying job advertisements; 5) taking a recruitment test or examination or being interviewed; 6) looking for land, premises or equipment; 7) applying for permits, licences or financial resources. The job availability criteria are based on the following: 1) the willingness to work; 2) the desire to have paid employment or self-employment if the necessary resources can be obtained; 3) availability to start working in the reference period or at least within two weeks.
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LABOUR FORCE STATUS: The status of an individual with respect to his/her economic activity during the reference period, liable of being considered active or inactive.
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