Table
Fercentage Distribution of Unemployed Persons by Activity Status
Job seekers and temporarily laid off work
of the unemployed
of the labour force
1975
1976 1976
1975
1976 1976
Sep
lar Sep
Sep
Mar Sep
+
76.0
70.3 82.6
7.1
4.0
3.8
Waiting to take
up a job or just
commencing work
3.4
6.0
3.4
0.3
0.3
0.2
Not seeking work
because of
temporary sickness
9.6
11.5
0.9 0.6
Not seeking work
14.0
0.6
because believe
work was not available
9.0 12.2
0.8
0.7
Total
100.0 100.0 100.0
9.1
5.6
4.6