Term	Employed
Synonym
Related Term
Source of Definition
Short Definition
Statistical Activity	Household Surveys

Definition
All people in the working-age population who during the reference week:

(a) worked for one hour or more for pay or profit in the context of an employee/employer relationship or self-employment.

(b) worked without pay for one hour or more in work which contributed directly to the operation of a farm, business or professional practice owned or operated by a relative. Prior to April 1990, defined as 15 hours or more.

(c) had a job but were not at work due to:

- own illness or injury
- personal or family responsibilities
- bad weather or mechanical breakdown
- direct involvement in industrial dispute
- leave or holiday