- Domeniu: Government; Labor
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The National Compensation Survey defines Civilian Workers as the sum of all private industry and State and local government workers. Federal Government, military and agricultural workers are excluded.
Industry:Labor
The market basket is a package of goods and services that consumers purchase for day-to-day living. The weight of each item is based on the amount of expenditure reported by a sample of households.
Industry:Labor
The market sale price of a good or input shows what has to be given in exchange to obtain a good or service. It is usually denoted in money terms, although payment need not be in a monetary form. The relative price is expressed in terms of the quantity of some other good which has to be given in exchange for the original good. Thus, if all prices increase at the same rate, absolute prices will rise but relative prices will remain unchanged.
Industry:Labor
The length of time in weeks (through the current reference week) that persons classified as unemployed had been looking for work. For persons on layoff who are counted as unemployed, duration of unemployment represents the number of full weeks they had been on layoff. The data do not represent completed spells of unemployment. (See Unemployed persons. )
Industry:Labor
The length of time an employee has worked for his or her current employer. The data do not represent completed spells of tenure.
Industry:Labor
The labor force includes all persons classified as employed or unemployed in accordance with the definitions contained in this glossary.
Industry:Labor
The general concept of an MSA is one of a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities which have a high degree of economic and social integration with that nucleus. These are defined by the Office of Management and Budget as a standard for Federal agencies in the preparation and publication of statistics relating to metropolitan areas.
Industry:Labor
The labor force as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population.
Industry:Labor
The highest diploma or degree, or level of work towards a diploma or degree, an individual has completed.
Industry:Labor
The first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home. " It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.
Industry:Labor
