Table 5
Defining employment instability
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| Experiencing employment instability (age 18 to 31) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Working population (age 16 to 29) Non-students who held at least one job during the year |
1) | Unemployed, or out of the labour force (also called not employed, in education, or training – the "year-round" NEET) |
| 2) | Working in a temporary job in their main job (defined as a term or contract job, a seasonal job, or a casual job), either on a full-time or a part-time basis | |
| 3) | Working on a part-time basis in their main job (defined as less than 30 hours a week), although job was reported as permanent | |
| Integrated into the labour market (age 18 to 31) | ||
| 4) | Working as a permanent, full-time worker in their main job | |
| Back to school (age 18 to 31) | ||
| 5) | Attended school in a recognized institution but did not participate in the labour market at all over the course of the year | |
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