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At work

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000110

Arrangement, time, and condition under which someone is performing his or her job.

Note: All individuals who, during the Current Population Survey (CPS) reference week, did any work at all (at least 1 hour) 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 are said to be “at work.” Data on employed individuals “at work” exclude people who were not working but had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of, for example, vacation or illness.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000110
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "At work",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Arrangement, time, and condition under which someone is performing his or her job.\n\nNote: All individuals who, during the Current Population Survey (CPS) reference week, did any work at all (at least 1 hour) 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 are said to be “at work.” Data on employed individuals “at work” exclude people who were not working but had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of, for example, vacation or illness.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/at-work/"
}

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