Terms and Definitions Civilian Labor Force The Civilian Labor Force refers to employed or unemployed individuals aged 16 and older, who are not active-duty military personnel, institutionalized individuals, agricultural workers, and federal government employees. Retirees, handicapped and discouraged workers are also not part of the Civilian Labor Force. Employed Persons Employed Persons are all persons who (a) did any work as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, childcare problems, maternity or paternity leave, labor-management dispute, job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person is counted only once, even if he or she holds more than one job. Unemployed Persons Unemployed Persons are all persons who had no employment, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the previous 4-week period. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed. Job Openings Job Openings are defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as all positions that are open on the last business day of the reference month. The job opening must actually exist, must start within 30 days, and the employer is actively recruiting workers from outside the establishment to fill the role.
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