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Nature of injury or illness

Names the principal physical characteristic of a disabling condition, such as sprain/strain, cut/laceration, or carpal tunnel syndrome.


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New entrants

Unemployed persons who never worked before and who are entering the labor force for the first time.


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North American Industry Classification System

The successor to the SIC system; this system of classifying business establishments is used by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


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Not in the labor force

Includes persons 16 years and over in the civilian noninstitutional population who are neither employed nor unemployed.


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Not seasonally adjusted

This term is used to describe data series not subject to the seasonal adjustment process. In other words, the effects of regular, or seasonal, patterns have not been removed from these series.



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