Glossary "A" factor The influence of the experienced labor force on the Handbook total entrant unemployed estimate. Additional Claim - A notice of new unemployment filed at the beginning of a second or subsequent series of claims within a benefit year or within a period of eligibility when there has been intervening employment. (One of three types of initial claims.) Additivity Adjustment The The procedure which forces the exhaustive Handbook estimates to equal the State estimate. The process is usually linear unless an atypical procedure is in effect. linear additivity adjustment is accomplished through the Handbook share procedure of linking LMA's to the CPS. Agent State The State in which a claimant files an interstate claim for compensation against another (liable) State where wages were earned. All Other Nonagricultural Emplcyment salary. Includes self-employed, unpaid family workers, and domestics in private households. "B" factor - The influence of the experienced unemployed on the Handbook total entrant unemployed estimate. Base Period (Base Year) - A specified period of 12 consecutive months or, in some States, 52 weeks preceding the beginning of a benefit year during which an individual must have the required employment and/or wages in order to establish entitlement to compensation cr allowances under an applicable program. Benchmark - A point of reference (either an estimate or a count) from which measurement can be made or upon which adjustments are based. Benefit Year Bias A period, generally a 52-week period, during which an individual claimant may receive his/her maximum potential benefit amount. The difference between the expected value of the estimate from a probability sample and the true value of the population parameter. Bureau of Employment Security (BES) The agency of the U.S. Department of Labor that produced the Handbook on Estimating Unemployment in 1960. Later this agency became the Manpower Manual for Developing Local Area Unemployment Statistics Administration, which now is the Employment and Training Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Established in 1884 and now part of the U.S. Department of Labor, this Federal agency functions as the principal data-gathering agency of the Federal Government in the field of labor economics. BLS collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates data relating to employment, unemployment, the labor force, productivity, prices, family expenditures, rages, industrial relations, and occupational safety and health. Bureau of the Census (BOC) - A Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It conducts censuses of population and housing every 10 years and of agriculture, business, governments, manufacturers, mineral industries, and transportation at 5-year intervals. It also conducts the Current Population Survey for the BLS. Census A count (as opposed to a sample) of a specified population or some other characteristic in a given area (housing, industry, etc); and the statistical information derived from it. The U.S. Bureau of the Census conducts nationwide censuses of population and housing every 10 years. Beginning in 1980 the census will be conducted every 5 years. Census County Divisions_(CCD's) These are statistical subdivisions of counties in 21 States where minor civil divisions were not suitable for presenting census data. In these States the MCD's are either too small, have lost nearly all meaning locally, or have frequent boundary changes. Over 7,000 CCD's have been established as relatively permanent statistical areas by the Bureau of the Census in cooperation with State and local groups. Census Share A method to disaggregate LMA employment and unemployment estimates to subareas by assigning to the areas the same proportion of the monthly, independent LMA estimate as was evidenced in the 1970 Census. Census Tracts - Census-designated units; are small parts of SMSA'S and provide statistically comparable population and housing census tabulations. Tracts are designed to be relatively similar in population characteristics, economic status and living conditions. The average tract has about 4,000 inhabitants. Census tract boundaries are recommended by local census tract committees and approved by the Bureau of the Census. Civilian Labor Force The sum of all employed and unemployed persons 16 years of age or older in the noninstitutional population but not in the Armed Forces. Clain A notice of unemployment filed to request a determination of eligibility and the amount of benefit entitlement, or to claim benefits or waiting period credit. Claimant A person who files either an initial claim or a continued week claimed under (1) any State or Federal unemployment compensation program or (2) any other program administered by the State agency. Claims-Based Unemployment Disaggregation A method to disaggregate LMA unemployment to subareas, using claims by county of residence to. distribute Handbook experienced unemployment and 1970 Census data to allocate Handbook new and reentrant unemployment. It is used in conjunction with the population-based employment disaggregation. Coefficient of Variation (CV) In statistics, the measure of relative dispersion of data. The standard deviation divided by the arithmetic mean times 100 gives the coefficient of variation. Commutation - The regular travel of a person from the place of residence to the job location or the place of filing for UI benefits. Commuter Claimant Under the Intrastate Benefit Payment Plan, a worker who travels regularly across a State line from home to work, and by mutual agreement between States, files in the State where the indivdual last worked when unemployed. Continued Claim A claim filed by mail or in person for waiting period credit or payment for 1 or more weeks of unemployment. Correlation - The statistical technique which relates a pair of variables in order to determine how close the relationship is between the variables. Covered Employment - Those jobs covered by the unemployment compensation programs. At this time, those not covered include some agricultural workers, and self-employed workers. CPS Direct Use Area - An area, for which the monthly LAUS estimate is taken directly from the CPS. At present these include the 10 largest States (California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas), Los Angeles County (Los Angeles-Long Beach SMSA), and New York City. Manual for Developing Local Area Unemployment Statistics Current Employment Statistics (CES the #790" program) Series on nonagricultural wage and salary employment, hours, and earnings in industry. Prepared monthly by BLS for the Nation as a whole, and by cooperating State agencies for each of the 50 States, the the District of Columbia, and most Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Published by BLS in Employment and Earnings. Current Population Survey (CPS) Monthly household survey of sample households (approximately 65,000 assigned; 56,000 eligible for interview) of the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States. The survey provides monthly statistics on employment, unemployment, deacgraphic data, and related subjects which are analyzed and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Delayed Filers and Never Filers Unemployed workers from industries covered by unemployment insurance who, even though having qualifying earnings for benefits, do not file at all or delay filing claims for a period of more than 7 days which spans the reference week of estimation. Denial of Benefits - Action imposed by State agency after a nonmonetary determination or an appeals decision which cancels, reduces, or postpones a claimant's benefit rights. Disaggregate Divide a statistic into its component parts, for example, the LMA unemployment into that of each county, city, etc. Earnings Disregarded The amount prescribed by State unemployment compensation laws that a claimant may earn without any reduction in weekly benefit amount for a week of total unemployment. Also referred to as the forgiveness level for earnings. This amount varies for each State. Earnings Due to Employment - Any earnings, either from the regular employer or from odd jobs, which a UI claimant may receive while certifying to a week of unemployment. The existence of these earnings classifies the claimant as employed, even when earnings are less than the State's forgiveness level. Economics, Statistics, and Cooperative Services (ESCS) - Located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the ESCS publishes agricultural employment information by quarters based on the Quarterly Agricultural Labor Survey. Before 1978, this group was designated the Statistical Reporting Service, and in the 1960's, the Agricultural Marketing Service. |