Labor Market Panel Survey, JLMPS 2025
Jordan, 2025
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q5209. What is the main reason you did not search for work in the past four week (q5209)
Data file: jlmps 2025 xs v1.16 all
Overview
Valid:
504
Invalid:
41508
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
98
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
40
Range:
1 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Believe there are no jobs | 244 |
48.4%
|
| 2 | Tired of looking for jobs | 64 |
12.7%
|
| 3 | Employers prefer males to females in hiring | 1 |
0.2%
|
| 4 | Do not know an effective way to look for a job | 16 |
3.2%
|
| 5 | Waiting for government appointment | 16 |
3.2%
|
| 6 | No suitable job | 71 |
14.1%
|
| 7 | Do not have enough training, education, or experience | 11 |
2.2%
|
| 8 | Lack of personal connections (wasta) | 9 |
1.8%
|
| 9 | Because of studying | 14 |
2.8%
|
| 10 | Do not need work | 2 |
0.4%
|
| 11 | Health conditions do not allow | 12 |
2.4%
|
| 12 | Family responsibilities | 12 |
2.4%
|
| 13 | Opposition of a family member | 5 |
1%
|
| 97 | Other | 26 |
5.2%
|
| 98 | Don't know | 1 |
0.2%
|
| Sysmiss | 41508 |
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.