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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reentrants

Labor; Labor statistics

Unemployed persons who previously worked but were out of the labor force prior to beginning their job search.

new entrants

Labor; Labor statistics

Unemployed persons who never worked before and who are entering the labor force for the first time.

job losers

Labor; Labor statistics

Unemployed persons who involuntarily lost their last job or who had completed a temporary job. This includes persons who were on temporary layoff expecting to return to work, as ...

locality of origin indexes

Labor; Labor statistics

U. S. Import price indexes based on country or region, rather than product type.

self-employed persons

Labor; Labor statistics

Those persons who work for profit or fees in their own business, profession, trade, or farm. Only the unincorporated self-employed are included in the self-employed category.

not seasonally adjusted

Labor; Labor statistics

This term is used to describe data series that have not been subjected to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular or seasonal patterns have not ...

average hours per day

Labor; Labor statistics

This term refers to the average number of hours spent in a 24-hour day (between 4 a. M. On the diary day and 4 a. M. On the interview day) doing a specified activity.