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job leavers


Job leavers are people who quit or otherwise terminate their employment voluntarily and immediately begin looking for work.  Job Losers –
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macrodata


A single establishment or household (micro) data aggregated to any level. Data at the estimating cell level and summary cell levels are all macrodata. Compare to microdata.  Manufacturing
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survey week


the week that includes the twelfth of the month is used as a reference period for most labor force data.
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accession rate


the number of additional employees hired during a specific period, expressed as a  percentage of total employment.  The additions cover all types of employees, including both new and rehired workers on either a permanent or a temporary basis.
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affirmative action

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aggregate demand


the total effective demand for the nation’s total output of goods and services.
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aggregate supply


the total amount of goods and services available from all industries in the economy.
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agribusiness


the sector of the economy concerned with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products and farm supplies (machinery, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides).  It also includes businesses that provide agricultural services (animal husbandry) and economic agencies and financial institutions that serve agricultural producers (credi [..]
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alien labor certification


Prior to bringing foreign workers into the U.S., employers must demonstrate their attempts to recruit U.S. workers through advertising, the State Employment Security System and by other means.
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all other nonagricultural employment


This includes self-employed, unpaid family workers, and domestics in private households.  America’s Job Bank (AJB) –
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