Previous Year Question
The number of persons who remained unemployed for a major part of the year is called
Usual status unemployment
Daily status unemployment
Weekly status unemployment
None of the above
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
Under the Usual Status Approach, a person's employment status is generally determined with reference to the preceding 365 days or one year.
If a person did not work for the major part of the reference year, but was seeking or available for work, the person is classified as Usual Status Unemployed.
The principal purpose of this method is to capture relatively long-term or chronic unemployment. It therefore represents the condition of persons who remain outside employment for most of the year.
It should be distinguished from other measures of unemployment—
Usual Status → Reference period of about 365 days
Current Weekly Status (CWS) → Previous 7 days
Current Daily Status (CDS) → Activity on each day/half-day during the previous 7 days
Current Weekly Status can capture shorter-term unemployment, while Current Daily Status provides greater detail regarding intermittent unemployment or underemployment.
For example, if a person remained unemployed and was seeking work for most of the year, the person's classification would fall under Usual Status Unemployment; the status during only a particular week or day is not decisive here.