Industry of experienced labour force person

Status: This was the recommended standard from June 21, 2010 to April 19, 2015.

Definition

Industry refers to a generally homogeneous group of economic producing units, primarily engaged in a specific set of activities. An activity is a particular method of combining goods and services inputs, labour and capital to produce one or more goods and/or services (products). In most cases, the activities that define an industry are homogeneous with respect to the production processes used.

Experienced labour force person refers to those who were employed during a long reference period such as a year or more.

Classifications

• Variant of NAICS 2007 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries April 21, 2008 to November 15, 2015
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 March 19, 2007 to November 20, 2011

Additional information

Though industry applies to establishments, a person can be assigned an industry classification based on the establishment where he or she is currently employed or where he or she has been employed in the past. Industry can be assigned based on the establishment associated with the person's main job or some other job. However, for industry to be collected through a survey, the person must be associated with an establishment.

See:

• Variant of NAICS 2007 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

Relation to previous version

• Industry of experienced labour force person April 20, 2015 to current

  This standard replaces the recommended standard 'Industry of experienced labour force person'.

• Industry of experienced labour force person June 21, 2010 to April 19, 2015

  This was the recommended standard from June 21, 2010 to April 19, 2015.