Study title

The Mikrozensus special surveys of the year 1982 have put an emphasis on questions on employment and labour market: in June occupational history (Mikrozensus MZ8202) in September “job seeking/extra hours (Mikrozensus MZ8203) finally, in December professional development and retraining (Mikrozensus MT8204) On the topic of job seeking the last study had been conducted in September 1979 (Mikrozensus MZ7903). The survey was conducted to complement the monthly statistic on persons who filed for unemployment at an unemployment office. It gives additional information on people searching for a job who did not file for unemployment at any unemployment office and who are therefore not include in the monthly statistics. This includes all unemployed people (those who lost a job as well as housewives, students, etc.) who might be looking for job as well as those who want to change their workplace because they are dissatisfied with their current job. extra hours: These questions are posed for the first time in the Mikrozensus. Extra hours are all time-related supererogation including unpaid extra hours or those which are paid with compensatory time.