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Labor Market Information 101

Your Guide to Labor Market Information

Labor Market Terms and Definitions

This glossary includes definitions of the most frequently used LMI terms. The definitions relate to their specific use with LMI data. Some terms are repeated as they have more than one definition when they are used in the context of various LMI programs and surveys.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

All government agencies and programs use acronyms and abbreviations. Here are some used by people involved in Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and labor market information.

LMI on the Web

This section links to labor market information on our web site and to other local and national sites that include economic and related information.