6 Terms
Contributors in Labor statistics
Labor statistics
goods-producing industries
Labor; Labor statistics
Includes manufacturing, construction, and natural resources and mining.
retirement plans
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Includes defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans.
civilian noninstitutional population
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Included are persons 16 years of age and older residing in the 50 States and the District of Columbia who are not inmates of institutions (for example, penal and mental facilities, homes for the ...
all other occupational illnesses
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Illnesses other than skin diseases or disorders, respiratory conditions, or poisoning. Examples include anthrax, brucellosis, infectious hepatitis, malignant and benign tumors, food poisoning, ...
lost-worktime rate
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Hours absent as a percent of hours usually worked. Absences are defined as instances when persons who usually work 35 or more hours per week worked less than 35 hours during the reference week for ...
wages and salaries
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Hourly straight-time wage rate or, for workers not paid on an hourly basis, straight-time earnings divided by the corresponding hours. Straight-time wage and salary rates are total earnings before ...
hourly compensation costs
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Hourly compensation costs, as measured in the BLS international comparison series, are defined as (1) all payments made directly to workers—pay for time worked (basic time and piece rates plus ...
