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Labor

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

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North American Industry Classification System (NAI

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The successor to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system; this system of classifying business establishments is being adopted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system

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The SIC system has been used throughout the Federal Government to group establishments into industries. The SIC system is being gradually replaced by the North American Industry ...

absence rate

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The ratio of workers with absences to total full-time wage and salary employment. Absences are defined as instances when persons who usually work 35 or more hours per week worked ...

source of injury or illness

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The object, substance, exposure, or bodily motion that directly produced or inflicted the disabling condition cited. Examples include lifting a heavy box; exposure to a toxic ...

employment-population ratio

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The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population aged 16 years and over that is employed.

establishment

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The physical location of a certain economic activity—for example, a factory, mine, store, or office. A single establishment generally produces a single good or provides a single ...

turnover rate

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The number of total separations during the month divided by the number of employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month ...