Methods used for seeking work- Percentage of unemployed who declared having used a given method, by sex (%) [lfsa_ugmsw]

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Updated by provider on October 22, 2022 (2:57 AM)

Frequency [FREQ]
Unit of measure [unit]
Sex [sex]
Method used for seeking work [swmethod]
Geopolitical entity (reporting) [geo]

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Dimension codes and labels
[FREQ] Frequency
  • [A] Annual
[unit] Unit of measure
  • [PC] Percentage
[sex] Sex
  • [F] Females
  • [M] Males
  • [T] Total
[swmethod] Method used for seeking work
  • [APPLYEMP] Apply to employers directly
  • [ASKFRIENDS] Ask friends, relatives, trade unions
  • [LOOKLAND] Look for land, premises, equipment
  • [LOOKLICENC] Look for permits, licenses, financial resources
  • [OTHER] Other method
  • [PRIVOFFICE] Contact private employment office
  • [PUBANSWADV] Publish or answer advertisements
  • [PUBOFFICE] Contact public employment office
  • [STUDYADV] Study advertisements
  • [TESTSINTER] Took test, interview, examination
[geo] Geopolitical entity (reporting)
  • [AT] Austria
  • [BE] Belgium
  • [BG] Bulgaria
  • [CH] Switzerland
  • [CY] Cyprus
  • [CZ] Czechia
  • [DE] Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
  • [DK] Denmark
  • [EA19] Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015)
  • [EE] Estonia
  • [EL] Greece
  • [ES] Spain
  • [EU15] European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
  • [EU27_2020] European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
  • [EU28] European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
  • [FI] Finland
  • [FR] France
  • [HR] Croatia
  • [HU] Hungary
  • [IE] Ireland
  • [IS] Iceland
  • [IT] Italy
  • [LT] Lithuania
  • [LU] Luxembourg
  • [LV] Latvia
  • [ME] Montenegro
  • [MK] North Macedonia
  • [MT] Malta
  • [NL] Netherlands
  • [NO] Norway
  • [PL] Poland
  • [PT] Portugal
  • [RO] Romania
  • [RS] Serbia
  • [SE] Sweden
  • [SI] Slovenia
  • [SK] Slovakia
  • [TR] Türkiye
  • [UK] United Kingdom
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