Labor Market Panel Survey, JLMPS 2025
Jordan, 2025
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q5201. Why have you NOT been working during the past seven days? (q5201)
Data file: jlmps 2025 xs v1.16 all
Overview
Valid:
2695
Invalid:
39317
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
97
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
40
Range:
1 - 97
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No work available at all | 1551 |
57.6%
|
| 2 | No work suitable to experience and qualification is availabl | 380 |
14.1%
|
| 3 | No work with suitable pay is available | 391 |
14.5%
|
| 4 | No work in a suitable organisation or firm is available | 96 |
3.6%
|
| 5 | No work in suitable location is available | 169 |
6.3%
|
| 6 | Cannot afford housing or moving expenses to go where jobs ar | 40 |
1.5%
|
| 7 | Concerned about insecurity on way to work | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 8 | Concerned about bullying or harrassment at work | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | Not eligible to work due to age or early retirement | 8 |
0.3%
|
| 10 | Still trainee | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Daily and seasonal labor | 2 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Refugee or foreign nationality | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | No work permit | 14 |
0.5%
|
| 14 | Waiting for a job | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 15 | Early Retired | 3 |
0.1%
|
| 97 | Other (specify) | 18 |
0.7%
|
| Sysmiss | 39317 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.