Table 2 Distribution of sample according to the reasons for economic inactivity
Age | Young (15–29) | All samples | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Reason for being a discouraged worker | No job that correctly fits my major or career experience | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
No job with the wage level or working conditions I want | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | |
No job nearby | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
Lack of education, skills, experience | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.16 | |
The employer may think I am too young or too old | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 | |
There was no job when I searched earlier | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | |
Housework | Childcare | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Housework | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
Studying at an institution | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
Others | Mental and physical disorder | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Others | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
raw sample size | 3907 | 4180 | 4784 | 13,083 | 13,099 | 14,661 | |