Employment Status Codes

Employment status codes for CoBHRM admissions and discharges

Overview

The Employment Status field captures the client’s employment situation at admission and discharge. This is an important outcome measure and social determinant of health.

Field format: 9(2) — two-digit numeric string Valid values: 01-12, 95, 99

Employment Status Codes

Code	Description
01	Employed Full Time (35+ hours/week)
02	Employed Part Time (fewer than 35 hours/week)
03	Supported Employment
04	Unemployed/Looking
05	Unemployed (Not looking)
06	Student
07	Volunteer
08	Homemaker
09	Retired
10	Disabled
11	Inmate
12	Military
95	Not Applicable
99	Unknown

Usage Example

EMPLOYMENT_STATUS
01

Employment Categories

Employed (01-03)

Engaged in paid or supported work:

• Full Time — 35 or more hours per week
• Part Time — less than 35 hours per week
• Supported Employment — employment with support services

Unemployed (04-05)

Not currently working:

• Unemployed/Looking — actively seeking employment
• Unemployed (Not looking) — not seeking employment

Not in Labor Force (06-09)

Not seeking employment for various reasons:

• Student — enrolled in education
• Volunteer — unpaid productive activity
• Homemaker — managing household
• Retired — left workforce

Other (10-12)

Specific situations:

• Disabled — unable to work due to disability
• Inmate — incarcerated
• Military — active military service

Employment as Outcome

Compare Employment Status between admission and discharge to measure employment outcomes:

# Admission - Unemployed
RECORD_TYPE|EMPLOYMENT_STATUS
ADM|04

# Discharge - Part-time employed
RECORD_TYPE|EMPLOYMENT_STATUS
DIS|02

For clients with disabilities, 03 (Supported Employment) may represent an excellent outcome.

Validation Rules

1. Cannot be blank, space, null, or empty
2. Must exactly match one of the values above

Used in: ADMISSION - Baseline Assessment · DISCHARGE - Status at Discharge