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Commonly Used Acronyms in Labor Market Information

A

ACES

Automated Current Employment Statistics (CES)

ACSCI

Association for Computer-based Systems for Career Information

ADP

Automatic Data Processing

AE

All Employees (CES)

AFDC

Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AHE

Average Hourly Earnings (CES)

AJB

America's Job Bank

ALC

Alien Labor Certification

ALEX

Automated Labor Exchange

ALMIS

America's Labor Market Information System

AME

Average Monthly Employment

AOH

Average Overtime Hours (CES)

AQW

Average Quarterly Wages

ARCS

Annual Refiling Control System

ARS

Annual Refiling Survey (ES-202)

ASCA

American School Counselors' Association

ASU

Area of Substantial Unemployment

ATB

America's Talent Bank

AVA

American Vocational Association

AWE

Average Weekly Earnings (CES)

AWH

Average Weekly Hours (CES)

AWOH

Average Weekly Overtime Hours (CES)

AWW

Average Weekly Wages

B

BAT

Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

BEA

Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Department of Commerce)

BEL

Business Establishment List (Program - LMI; ES-202)

BES

Bureau of Employment Statistics

BME

Benchmark Employment

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BLS-790

Also known as Current Employment Statistic (CES) program

BOLT

Basic Occupational Language Training

BYE

Benefit Year Ending

C

C/S OIS

Client Server Occupational Information System

CAI

Computer-Assisted Instruction)

CATI

Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CES)

CBO

Congressional Budget Office

CBP

County Business Patterns

CCDs

Census County Divisions

CCS

Code Change Supplement (produced from the Annual Refiling Control File)

CEA

Council of Economic Advisors

CES

Current Employment Statistics (Program)

CESEP

CES Employment/Population

CETA

Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CIDS

Career Information Delivery Systems

CIP

Classification of Instructional Programs (Education)

CIS

Career Information System

CMSA

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (Census)

COCs

Central Office Clearance Firms (OES)

COW

Class of Worker or Class of Wage (OES)

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U

Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers

CPI-W

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

CPS

Current Population Survey

CPSEP

CPS Employment/Population (LAUS)

CPVEA

Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984

CV

Coefficient of Variation

CY

Calendar Year

D

DB

Data Base

DBES

Division of Business Establishment Systems

DBMS

Data Base Management System

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)

DFSMS

Division of Federal/State Monthly Surveys

DIME

Dual Independent Map Encoding (Census)

DLAUS

Division of Local Area Unemployment Statistics (also known as LAUS)

DLFS

Division of Labor Force Statistics

DMIES

Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics

DMP

Defense Manpower Policy (Number 4)

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOD

Department of Defense

DOL

Department of Labor

DOT

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

DUA

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (UI)

E

E&E

Employment and Earnings (publication)

E&T

Employment and Training

E/P Ratio

Employment/Population Ratio

EB

Extended Benefits (UI)

ECC

Economic Code Change

ECI

Employment Cost Index

ED

Enumeration District

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

EDS

Estimates Delivery System (OES)

EDWAA

Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act

EEA

Emergency Employment Act

EEI

Employment and Earnings Inadequacy (Index)

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EER

Entered Employment Rate

EIN

Employer Identification Number

ERR

Employer Relations Representative

ES

Employment Service (Job Service)

ES-202

Covered Employment and Wages Program (BLS -- Fed/State Program)

ESP

Employment Service Potential

ESR

Employment Service Representative

ESSI

Employment Security Systems Institute

ETA

Employment and Training Administration (DOL)

F

FE

Female Employees (CES)

Fed

Federal Reserve Board

FEIN

Federal Employer Identification Number

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards

FLSA

Fair Labor Standards Act

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FSC

Federal Supplement Compensation (UI)

FTE

Full-time Equivalent

FUTA

Federal Unemployment Tax Act

FY

Fiscal Year

G

GATB

General Aptitude Test Battery

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GED

General Education Diploma

GIS

Geographic Information System

GNP

Gross National Product

H

HRIC

Human Resource Investment Council

I

I/O

Industry/Occupation (Matrix)

I/O

Input/Output

IAPES

International Association of Personnel in Employment Security

ICDM

Improved Career Decision Making (workshops)

ICESA

Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies

IJB

Interstate Job Bank

INA

Information Not Available

IUR

Insured Unemployment Rate

J

JB

Job Bank

JEC

Joint Economic Committee

JS

Job Service

JTPA

Job Training Partnership Act of 1982

L

LA

Labor Area

LAN

Local Area Network

LASER

Labor market information Adapted to Skill-based Employment Relationships

LAUS

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (Program - LMI)

LF

Labor Force

LLSIL

Lower Living Standard Income Level

LMA

Labor Market Area

LMI

Labor Market Information

LO

Local Office

LSA

Labor Surplus Area

M

MA

Metropolitan Area (CPS)

MBA

Maximum Benefit Amount (UI)

MEEI

Multi-Establishment Employer Indicator (ES-202)

MFSW

Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker

MFW

Migrant Farm Worker

MLR

Monthly Labor Review

MLS

Mass Layoff Statistics (Program - LMI)

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Area

MSE

Mean Square Error

MWR

Multiple Worksite Report (BEL project, ES-202)

N

NA

Not Applicable

NAFTA

North America Free Trade Agreement

NCDG

National Career Development Guidelines

NCES

National Center for Education Statistics

NCEUS

National Commission on Employment and Unemployment Statistics

NCSC

National Crosswalk Service Center

NEC

Not Elsewhere Classified

NECC

Non-Economic Code Change (ES-202)

NGA

National Governor's Association

NO

National Office (USDOL)

NOICC

National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee

NSA

Non-Seasonally Adjusted

NTIS

National Technical Information Service

O

O*NET

The Occupational Information Network

OCR

Optical Character Reader

OES

Occupational Employment Statistics (Program - BLS)

OEUS

Occupational Employment and Unemployment Statistics (CPS)

OFO

Office of Field Operations

OIS

Occupational Information System

OJT

On-the-Job Training

OLMID

Occupational Labor Market Information Database

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OOB

Out-Of-Business

OOH

Occupational Outlook Handbook

OOQ

Occupational Outlook Quarterly

OOS

Out-Of-Scope

OS

One-Stop

OS/LMI

One-Stop/Labor Market Information (System)

OSCC

One-Stop Career Center

OSH

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Survey

P

PC

Personal Computer

PIC

Private Industry Council (JTPA)

PMSA

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

PNC

Presumed NonCovered [Employment] (CES)

PPI

Producers Price Index

PW

Production Worker (CES)

PY

Program Year

Q

QC

Quality Control (UI)

QTR

Quarter

QUI

Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Address File

R

R&D

Research and Development

R&E

Research and Evaluation

R&S

Research and Statistics

RFPs

Request for Proposals

RMSE

Root-Mean-Square Error

RO

Regional Office (USDOL)

RTE

Reported Total Employment (OES)

RU

Report Unit (ES-202)

S

SA

Seasonally Adjusted

SAS

Statistical Analysis System

SAT

Scholastic Aptitude Test

SCANS

Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

SDA

Service Delivery Area (JTPA)

SESA

State Employment Security Agency

SIC

Standard Industrial Classification

SJTCC

State Job Training Coordinating Council

SMAEU

State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (news release)

SOC

Standard Occupational Classification

SOICC

State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee

SPSS

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

SSN

Social Security Number

STARS

State Time-series Analysis and Review System (BLS Fed/State -- LAUS)

STE

Summed Total Employment (OES)

STI

State Training Inventory

STW

School-to-Work

STWOA

School-To-Work Opportunities Act

T

TDE

Touch-tone Data Entry

TDD

Touch-Tone Data Delivery

TJTC

Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program

TUR

Total Unemployment Rate

U

UC

Unemployment Compensation (UI)

UCFE

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

UDAG

Urban Development Action Grant

UDB

Universe Data Base (ES-202)

UI

Unemployment Insurance

UR

Unemployment Rate

USDOL

United States Department of Labor

USES

United States Employment Service

V

VEA

Vocational Education Act

VER

Veterans Employment Representative

VOC-ED

Vocational Education

VPO

Vocational Preparation and Occupations

VQ

Voluntary Quit (UI, BLS)

W

WAN

Wide Area Network

WBA

Weekly Benefit Amount

WC

Worker's Compensation

WF

Workforce

WIT

Workforce in Transition

W-P

Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933



Last Updated: Thursday July 05 2007
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