Employment status

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000610",
  "term": "Employment status",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Employment status identifies those who 1) worked at any time during a specific week; 2) were on temporary layoff and available for work; 3) did not work during the reference week but had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent (excluding layoff); 4) did not work during the reference week but were looking for work during the last four weeks and were available to work during the reference week; and 5) were not in the labor force.",
  "see_also": [
    "Employed",
    "Labor force",
    "Unemployed"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/employment-status/"
}