Hoosiers by the Numbers

Your premier source for labor market information for Indiana.

Acronyms Guide

AA - Affirmative Action

ACINET - America's Career InfoNet

BEA - Bureau of Economic Analysis

BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics

BMK - Benchmark

Census - Census Bureau

CES - Current Employment Statistics

CBSA - Core Based Statistical Area

CMSA - Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area

CSA - Combined Statistical Area

COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment

CPI - Consumer Price Index

DOL - Department of Labor

EGR - Economic Growth Region

ETA - Employment and Training Administration

EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity

FIPS - Federal Information Processing Standards

IBRC - Indiana Business Research Center

ICC - Indiana Career Connect

IDOR - Indiana Department of Revenue

IDWD - Indiana Department of Workforce Development

LAUS - Local Area Unemployment Statistics

LED - Local Employment Dynamics

LEHD - Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics

LMA - Labor Market Area

LMI - Labor Market Information

MLS - Mass Layoff Statistics

MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area

MWR - Multiple Worksite Report

NAICS - North American Industrial Classification System

NCES - National Center for Education Statistics

OES - Occupational Employment Statistics

PMSA - Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area

SSI -Strategic Skills Initiative

QCEW - Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

QWI - Quarterly Workforce Indicators

SF - Summary File

SIC - Standard Industrial Classification

SOC - Standard Occupational Classification

UI - Unemployment Insurance

WARN - Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification

WIA - Workforce Investment Act