ACRONYM	DEFINITION
A
AA	Affirmative Action (Program)
AACP	Affirmative Action Compliance Program
AARP	American Association of Retired Persons
AASP	American Association of Single Persons (UnmarriedAmerica.org)
ABI	Association of Business & Industry (Iowa)
ACES	Automated Current Employment Statistics
ACINET	America's Career Information Network - Career OneStop
ACT	American College Test
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
AEA	Area Education Agency
AFDC	Aid to Families of Dependent Children
AFL-CIO	American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFSCME	American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees
AJB	America's Job Bank
ALC	Alien Labor Certification
ALEX	Automated Labor Exchange
ALJ	Administrative Law Judge
ALMIS	America's Labor Market Information System
AME	Average Monthly Employment
ARC	Analyst Resource Center
ARS	Annual Refiling Survey
ASU	Area of Substantial Unemployment
AWW	Average Weekly Wage
B
B.A.	Bachelor of Arts (degree)
B.Arch.	Bachelor of Architecture (degree)
B.S.	Bachelor of Science (degree)
BASE	Business Assistance for the Self-Employed
BAT	Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training
BEA	Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
BLS	Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
BLS-790	Current Employment Statistics Survey
BLIC	Business License Information Center ( Iowa Economic Development)
BOLT	Basic Occupational Literacy Test
C
CAA	Career Advancement Accounts
CATI	Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing
CCD	Census County Division
CD	Congressional District
CD-ROM	Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
CEA	Council of Economic Advisors
CEBA	Community Economic Betterment Account (Iowa)
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CES	Current Employment Statistics
CESER	Center for Employment Security Education & Research
CEU	Continuing Education Unit
CEW	Covered Employment & Wages (replaced ES-202)
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CIDS	Career Information Delivery System
CIETC	Central Iowa Education & Training Consortium
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CLF	Civilian Labor Force
CMSA	Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (Census)
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (1986)
COG	Council of Governments
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
CPI	Consumer Price Index
CPI-U	CPI for All Urban Consumers
CPI-W	CPI for Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers
C-CPI-U	Chained CPI-U
CPS	Current Population Survey
CSG	Council of State Governments
D
D.Arch.	Doctor of Architecture (degree)
DBA	Davis-Bacon Act (1931), or
	Doing Business As
DEA	Department of Elder Affairs, Iowa
DHR	Department of Human Rights, Iowa
DHS	Department of Human Services, Iowa
DNR	Department of Natural Resources, Iowa
DOL	Department of Labor, U.S.
DOLETA	Department of Labor - Employment & Training Administration
DOT	Department of Transportation, Iowa, or
	Dictionary of Occupational Titles
DUA	Disaster Unemployment Assistance
DVOP	Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program
DVOR	Disabled Veterans' Outreach Representative
DVRS	Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (Iowa)
DW	Dislocated Worker
E
EAP	Employee Assistance Programs
EB	Extended Benefits
ECI	Employers Council of Iowa, or
	Employment Cost Index
EDA	Economically Depressed Area
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDWAA	Economic Dislocations & Worker Adjustment Assistance Program
EIN	Employer Identification Number
EEO	Equal Employment Opportunity
EEOC	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EPT	Enterprise Planning Team
ERISA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act (1974)
ES	Employment Services
ES-202	Covered Employment & Wages Program (now CEW)
ESA	Employment Standards Administration
ESL	English as a Second Language
ETA	Employment & Training Administration (U.S. Department of Labor)
F
FADSS	Family Development & Self-Sufficiency
FAQ	Frequently Asked Question
FCSM	Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology
FECA	Federal Employees Compensation Account
FEIN	Federal Employment Identification Number
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFY	Federal Fiscal Year
FIA	Family Investment Agreement
FICA	Federal Income Contributions Act
FIP	Family Investment Program
FIPS Co. #	Federal Information Processing Standard (County # Doubled, Minus 1)
FIRE	Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate
FLC	Foreign Labor Certification
FLSA	Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)
FMLA	Family Medical Leave Act (1993)
FROI	First Report of Injury
FT	Full-time
FTC	Federal Trade Commission
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
F/SMS	Federal/State Monthly Survey
FSET	Food Stamp Employment and Training, or
	Federal State Employment Tax
FUA	Federal Unemployment Account
FUBA	Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances
FUTA	Federal Unemployment Tax Act
FY	Fiscal Year
G
GAO	General Accounting Office
GATB	General Aptitude Test Battery
GATT	General Agreements on Tariffs & Trade
GDP	Gross Domestic Product (replaced GNP)
GED	General Equivalency Diploma
GNP	Gross National Product (now Gross Domestic Product)
GIS	Geographic Information System (mapping software)
H
HR	Human Resources
HRIS	Human Resource Information System
HUD	Housing & Urban Development, U.S.
I
IADG	Iowa Area Development Group
IAIABC	International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions
IAPES	International Association of Personnel in Employment Security
IBC	Iowa Business Council
ICC	Iowa Conservation Corps
ICCOR	Iowa Center for Career & Occupational Resources
ICDM	Improved Career Decision Making
ICESA	Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies
ICN	Iowa Communication Network (fiber-optics system)
ICON	Iowa Council of Nurses
ICSW	Iowa Commission on the Status of Women
ICVA	Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs
ICYD	Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development
IDALS	Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
IDED	Iowa Department of Economic Development
IDM	Institute for Decision Making (Univ. of Northern Iowa)
IDOC	Iowa Department of Commerce
IDOL	Iowa Department of Labor
IDOM	Iowa Department of Management
IDOP	Iowa Department of Personnel
IDOT	Iowa Department of Transportation
ILO	International Labor Organization
IMF	International Monetary Fund
I-O Matrix	Industry-Occupation Matrix
IOSH	Iowa Occupational Safety & Health
IPERS	Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
IPTV	Iowa Public Television
IRA	Individual Retirement Account
IRS	Internal Revenue Service
ISU	Iowa State University
IT	Information Technology
IUR	Insured Unemployment Rates
IWCAC	Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee
IWD	Iowa Workforce Development
IWIN	Iowa Workforce Information Network
J
J.D.	Juris Doctor (degree)
JAN	Job Accommodation Network
JC	Job Corps
JOLTS	Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey
JTPA	Job Training Partnership Act (replaced by WIA)
K
KII	Kuder Interest Inventory
L
LA	Labor Area
LAN	Local Area Network (multi-station computer server)
LAUS	Local Area Unemployment Statistics
LDB	Longitudinal Database
LED	Local Employment Dynamics (Census)
LEHD	Local Employment Household Dynamics (Census)
LF	Labor Force
LFPR	Labor Force Participation Rate
LL.M.	Master of Laws (degree)
LMA	Labor Market Area
LMI	Labor Market Information
LMRE	Labor Market Research Economist (within Iowa Workforce Development)
LOIS	Licensed Occupations Information System
LTP	Long Term Projections
LVER	Local Veterans Employment Representative
LWIB	Local Workforce Investment Board
M
(M)	Import
M.Arch.	Master of Architecture (degree)
M.B.A.	Master of Business Administration (degree)
M.P.A.	Master of Public Administration (degree)
M.S.	Master of Science (degree)
MA	Merged Area (15 education sub-state Iowa regions), or
	Metropolitan Area
MBO	Management By Objective
MCD	Minor Civil Division (Census)
MLR	Monthly Labor Review
MLS	Mass Layoff Statistics
MSA	Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSFW	Migrant & Seasonal Farm Worker
MST	Master of Science for Teachers (degree)
MWR	Multiple Worksite Report
N
NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement (linked with TAA)
NAGLO	National Association of Governmental Labor Officials
NAICS	North American Industrial Classification System (replaced SIC)
NAIRU	Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment
NAM	National Association of Manufacturers
NASWA	National Association of State Workforce Agencies
NCES	National Center for Education Statistics
NCSC	National Crosswalk Service Center
NDNH	National Directory of New Hires
NEC	Not Elsewhere Classified
NEG	National Emergency Grants
NEO	New & Emerging Occupations
NF	Nonfarm
NFIB	National Federation of Independent Business
NGA	National Governor's Association
NIC	New Iowan Center
NLRB	National Labor Relations Board
O
O*Net	Occupational Information Network
OASDI	Old Age, Survivors, & Disability Insurance
ODDS	Online Data Entry & Display System
OES	Occupational Employment Statistics
OFCCP	Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (U.S.)
OIS	Occupational Information System
OJT	On-the-Job Training
OMB	Office of Management & Budget, U.S.
OOB	Out of Business
OOH	Occupational Outlook Handbook (BLS publication)
OOQ	Occupational Outlook Quarterly (BLS publication)
OSHA	Occupational Safety & Health Act/Administration (DOL)
OT	Overtime
P
PC	Personal Computer
PCI	Per Capita Income
PDF	Portable Document Format
PDI	Professional Developers of Iowa
PDQ	Position Description Questionnaire
PEO	Professional Employment Organization
Ph.D.	Doctor of Philosophy (degree)
PJ	Promise Jobs
PMSA	Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area
PPI	Producer Price Index
PR	Public Relations
PROMISE	Promoting Independence & Self-sufficiency through Employment
PT	Part-time
PWD	Prevailing Wage Determination
PY	Program Year
Q
QARC	Quality Assurance of Residency Coding (claims coding audit)
QC	Quality Control
QCEW	Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages
QCR	Quarterly Contributions Reports
QWI	Quarterly Workforce Indicators (Census)
R
R & D	Research & Development
REA	Reemployment & Eligibility Assessment
REI	Rural Economics Institute
RES	Reemployment Services
RFI	Request for Information
RFP	Request for Proposal
RIF	Reduction in Force
RJM	Resource Justification Model
ROTC	Reserve Officer Training Corps
RWIB	Regional Workforce Investment Board
S
SARAS	State & Area Research and Statistical System
SAT	Scholastic Aptitude Test
SCA	Service Contract Act (1965)
SCORE	Service Corps of Retired Executives
SDA	Service Delivery Area (outdated term)
SDC	State Data Center
SESA	State Employment Security Agency
SIC	Standard Industrial Classification (replaced by NAICS)
SOC	Standard Occupational Classification
SPSS	Statistical Program for Social Sciences
SROI	Subsequent Report of Injury
SSA	Social Security Act/Administration
SSI	Supplemental Security Income
SSN	Social Security Number
STF	Summary Tape File (Census)
STFIPS #	State Federal Information Processing Standard (Iowa = 19)
STIP	Short Term Industry Projections
STW	School-to-Work
SUTA	State Unemployment Tax Act
SWA	State Workforce Agency
T
TAA	Transitional Adjustment Assistance/Act (linked with NAFTA)
TANF	Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TARGET	The Alliance to Regenerate Employment & Training
TCPU	Transportation, Communication, & Public Utilities
TDE	Touch-tone Data Entry
TEUC	Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation
TJTC	Targeted Jobs Tax Credit
TQM	Total Quality Management
TSB	Targeted Small Businesses
TUR	Total Unemployment Rates
U
UC	Unemployment Compensation
UCFE	Unemployed Claims, Federal Employees
UCX	Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers
UDB	Universe Database
UI	Unemployment Insurance
UISC	Unemployment Insurance Service Center
UI #	Unemployment Insurance Tax ID Number for Employers (6-digit)
U of I	University of Iowa
UNI	University of Northern Iowa
UR	Unemployment Rate
USCIS	U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
V
VA	Veterans Administration/Affairs
VETS	Veterans Employment & Training Service
VISTA	Volunteers in Service to America
VOC-ED	Vocational Education
VOC-REHAB	Vocational Rehabilitation
W
WARN	Workers Adjustment & Retraining Notification
WC	Workers' Compensation
WDC	Workforce Development Center
WIA	Workforce Investment Act (1998)
WIB	Workforce Investment Board
WIC	Workforce Information Council
WIPA	Work Incentives Planning and Assistance
WIRED	Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
WIT	Workforce in Transition
WOTC	Work Opportunity Tax Credit
W-P	Wagner-Peyser
WPA	Wagner-Peyser Act (1933)
WPI	Wholesale Price Index
WTW	Welfare-to-Work
X
(X)	Export
Y
YTD	Year-to-Date

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