EMPLOYMENT STATUS

"Status of an economically active individual with respect to his or her employment, i.e. whether the person is (or was, if unemployed) an employer, self employed worker, employee, unpaid family worker, or member of a producers' cooperative."
(International Labour Organization (ILO), Employment status, Thesaurus, 2005, visited 2011-03-28)

Employment status may refer to a work situation (full-time, part-time, or seasonal employment) or a non-work situation (retirement, studies, or unemployment).

The employment status of civilian, non-institutionalized individuals in the population is defined by whether or not they are considered to be part of the labour force. If they are employed either full-time or part-time or are unemployed and looking for work, they are deemed to be part of the labour force.