# CD.COM.16 employment\_status

This code directory classifies employment status based on the type of explicit or implicit contract between the worker and the organization or person for whom they work, and references the International
 Classification of Status in
 Employment ([ICSE-93](https://www.ilo.org/media/166911/download)).

Countries that choose to use [ICSE-93](https://www.ilo.org/media/166911/download) employment statuses can use the [CD.EMP.01 employment\_type](/standards/employment-support-systems/employment-support-systems-and-sp-system-interface/1.-crvs/data/code-directory/cd.emp.01-employment_type.md) code directory to further categorize the employees status based on the stability and duration of the contract.

<table><thead><tr><th width="119.10308837890625">Code</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Employee</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Employer</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Own-account workers</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Members of producers’ cooperative</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Contributing family worker</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Not employed</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Unknown</td></tr></tbody></table>

Countries that require more detailed statuses can consider implementing this **latest version** of *employment status* referencing the **International Classification of Status in Employment (**[**ICSE-18**](https://www.ilo.org/resource/conference-paper/resolution-concerning-statistics-work-relationships)**)**

<table><thead><tr><th width="114.91107177734375">Code</th><th width="658.9486083984375">Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Employers in corporations</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Employers in household market enterprises</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Owner-operators of corporations without employees</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Dependent contractors</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Permanent employees</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Fixed-term employees</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Short-term and casual employees</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Paid apprentices, trainees and interns</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Contributing family workers</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Workers not classifiable by status</td></tr></tbody></table>

### JSON-LD GitHub file

{% embed url="<https://schema.spdci.org/core/v1/code/EmploymentStatusEnum.jsonld>" %}


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