Labor

Labor

The body of persons, or the human physical and mental effort, engaged in the production of goods and services.

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layoff

Labor; Labor statistics

A separation of an employee from an establishment that is initiated by the employer; an involuntary separation; a period of forced unemployment.

discharge

Labor; Labor statistics

A separation of an employee from an establishment that is initiated by the employer; an involuntary separation.

other separation

Labor; Labor statistics

A separation of an employee from an establishment for miscellaneous reasons, including retirement, death, separation due to employee disability, or transfer to another location of ...

quit

Labor; Labor statistics

A separation of an employee from an establishment that is initiated by the employee; a voluntary separation; a resignation from a job or position.

secondary or simultaneous activity

Labor; Labor statistics

A secondary or simultaneous activity is an activity done at the same time as a primary activity. With the exception of the care of children under age 13, information on secondary ...

defined benefit pension plan

Labor; Labor statistics

A retirement plan that uses a specific predetermined formula to calculate the amount of an employee’s future benefit. The most common type of formula is based on the employee’s ...

primary activity

Labor; Labor statistics

A primary activity is the main activity a respondent was doing at a specified time. Most published time use estimates reflect time spent in primary activities only.