Data
Limitations -
The margin of error in
collection methods, or incomplete data, which affect the accuracy of
some statistical analysis.
Deliverable – As specified by the
Labor Market Information contract, any product required to be delivered by the states to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics is generically called a “deliverable.”
Demographics
–
Data related to population; size, components of change, and
characteristics (e.g., age, education, etc.).
[See also -
Census
Bureau,
Current Population Survey,
American Community Survey]
Department of Labor (DOL) – A Cabinet-level agency that enforces laws protecting workers, promotes labor-management cooperation, sponsors employment training and placement services, oversees the unemployment insurance system, and produces statistics on the labor force and living conditions.
Deregulation – The process of eliminating government regulations and reducing the scope and power of regulatory bodies.
Disaggregate – To divide a statistic into its component parts.
Discouraged Workers – People not in the labor force who want and are available for a job and who have looked for work some time in the past 12 months (or since the end of their last job if they held one within the past 12 months), but are not currently looking, because they believe there are no jobs available or there are none for which they would qualify.
Dislocated Workers
–
Workers who have become unemployed because of structural changes in
an industry, natural disaster, or other factors, and have limited
opportunity to return to their old industry or occupation.
Disposable Income – The amount of after-tax income that households have available for consumption or saving.
Diversification –
The process in which a business firm increases the variety of products it produces and sells, either by introducing new products into the same product line or market, or by going into new product lines or markets.
DOT – The Department
of Labor’s Dictionary of Occupational Titles, which has been replaced
by O*NET as the nation's primary source of occupational information.
Durable Goods – Items with a normal life expectancy of three years or more. Automobiles, furniture, household appliances, and mobile homes are examples. Because of their nature, expenditures for durable goods are generally postponable. Consequently, durable goods sales are the most volatile component of consumer expenditures.
[See also
Non-durable
Goods]
