Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: E (130)

Early retirement planPlan designating a specific age, length of service, or combination of both at which plan participants may...
EarnerConsumer unit member 14 years of age or older who reported having worked at least 1 week during the 12 months...
EarningsMoney received for work or services performed during a specific period.
Earnings on InvestmentsInterest, dividends, rents, and other earnings on investments. Includes realized and unrealized gains on sale...
Earnings on investments, insurance trust revenuenterest, dividends, and other earnings on securities held as assets to provide income for insurance trust...
Eastern AfricaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
Eastern AsiaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
Eastern EuropeThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
Eastern Europe and Soviet UnionThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
E-Commerce Statistics (E-Stats)Measures the value of goods and services sold online whether over open networks such as the Internet, or over...
Economic CensusProvides a detailed portrait of the United States' economy once every five years, from the national to the...
Economic Census of Island AreasProvides a detailed portrait of the economic structure and activity of Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin...
Economic IndicatorsMonthly and quarterly reports that provide selected statistics, primarily at the national level, for...
Economic placeA statistical subdivision of a state for the purpose of presenting economic census data. The concept of...
Economy-Wide Key StatisticsPresents four key statistics for every available industry and geographic area published to date. The four key...
Economy-Wide StatisticsProvides the sources of economics statistics covering all parts of the business economy with, in most cases...
EducationSchools, colleges, and other educational institutions (e.g., for blind, deaf, and other handicapped...
Education of reference personNumber of years of formal education of the reference person, on the basis of the highest grade completed.
Educational attainmentHighest diploma or degree, or level of work toward a diploma or degree, that an individual has completed.
Educational ServicesThe Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide...
EEO County SetA special geographic summary level defined as single counties or county equivalents with residence population...
EfficienciesOne-room apartment units or studio apartment units which have no room designated specifically for sleeping...
Electric powerOperation and maintenance of electric power system including production or acquisition and distribution of...
Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic ApparatusElectromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus include magnetic resonance imaging equipment...
Electronic Data InterchangeThis is the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means. It is used to transfer...
Electronic Data Interchange centerFacility located in Chicago that collects data files from the nation's largest employers for the Current...
Electronic Export InformationThe electronic export data as filed in the Automated Export System (AES). This is the electronic equivalent...
Electronic ReportingAn online alternative to filling out surveys mandated by the Census Bureau. All sensitive information entered...
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order HousesThis is an industry group comprising establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of merchandise...
Electronically mediated employmentShort jobs or tasks that workers find through mobile applications that both connect them with customers and...
Elementary and secondary educationAll activities associated with the operation of public elementary and secondary schools and locally operated...
Elementary schoolA school inclusive of kindergarten through either the eighth or ninth grade, or the first through either the...
Eligible respondentsPotential respondents who match the target population.
Embedded Housing UnitAn Embedded Housing Unit (EHU) is a housing unit within a group quarters where the occupants live separately...
EmployedPeople who, during the reference week, did any work for pay or profit; did at least 15 hours of unpaid work...
Employee assistance programProgram that provides referral or counseling services designed to aid employees.
Employee recognition bonusPayment to employees that rewards their performance or significant accomplishments.
Employee Stock Ownership PlanDefined contribution plan in which the employer contributes to a fund that invests primarily in company stock...
Employee-retirement expenditureCash payments to beneficiaries (including withdrawals of contributions) of government-administered...
Employee-retirement revenueRevenue from contributions required of employees for financing government-administered employee-retirement...
Employee-retirement systemA government-administered contributory plan for financing retirement and associated benefits for state or...
EmployeesEmployees include all persons paid for personal services performed in the indicated pay period, including any...
Employees (Econ)All full-time and part-time employees on the payrolls of establishments. Included are all persons on paid...
EmployerPerson or business employing one or more people for wages or a salary.
Employer costs for employee compensationEmployer costs per hour worked for wages and salaries and for individual benefits.
Employer Identification NumberA nine-digit number used to report payroll information to the Internal Revenue Service on Employer's...
EmployersBusinesses with payroll and paid employees.
EmploymentNumber of filled jobs in the economy. A person who works multiple jobs has each of their jobs counted in the...
Employment cost indexMeasure of change in the cost of labor over time, free from the influence of employment shifts among...
Employment security administrationAdministration of unemployment compensation, public employment offices, and related services, and veterans'...
Employment statusEmployment status identifies those who 1) worked at any time during a specific week; 2) were on temporary...
Employment status reference weekThe data on employment status and journey to work relate to the calendar week preceding the date on which the...
Employment-population ratioProportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is employed.
End userThe person abroad that receives and ultimately uses the exported or reexported items. The end user is not an...
End-of-year bonusPayment to employees near the end of the year to recognize their accomplishments throughout the year.
End-UseA classification system for U.S. exported and imported merchandise based on principal use rather than the...
Energy inputFuel, electricity, and other forms of energy used to produce goods and services.
Energy productivityEfficiency at which energy inputs are used to produce output of goods and services.
Energy Star Rated AppliancesIn the American Housing Survey, this item includes all appliances that are Energy Star certified. Energy Star...
EnhancementA change or modification to goods that increases their value or improves their condition.
Enterprise StatisticsProvides periodic and comprehensive company-wide data, including company support organizations and selected...
EntityLegal form of organization such as a company, business, government, establishment from which data are...
Entry numberConsists of a three-position entry filer code and a seven-position transaction code, plus a check digit...
Environment and housingComprises the functions: Natural resources, Parks and recreation, Housing and community development...
Environmental conditionsVarious tangible hazards or difficulties that are in the vicinity where a job is performed.
Equal Employment OpportunityEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws help to ensure that race, sex, national origin, and other legally...
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) TabulationA custom data tabulation designed to measure the effects of and compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity...
EquipmentApparatus, furnishings, motor vehicles, office machines, and the like having an expected life of more than 5...
Equipment (Econ)Capital expenditures for equipment include machinery, furniture and fixtures, computers, and vehicles used in...
Equipment numberThe identification number for shipping equipment, such as container or igloo (Unit Load Device (ULD)) number...
E-RevenuesMarket value of e-commerce activity for selected services industries.
E-ShipmentsMarket value of e-commerce activity for commodities shipped from a manufacturing plant.
E-Shipments as percent of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue (%)E-Shipments value as a percent (%) of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue of establishments.
E-Shipments value ($1,000)E-shipments are online orders accepted for manufactured products from customers. These include shipments to...
EstablishmentEconomic unit that produces goods or services, usually at a single physical location, and that is engaged in...
Establishment BirthsBirths are establishments that have zero employment in the first quarter of the initial year and positive...
Establishment ContractionsContractions are establishments that have positive first quarter employment in both the initial and...
Establishment countNumber of establishments that meet some specified criteria.
Establishment DeathsDeaths are establishments that have positive employment in the first quarter of the initial year and zero...
Establishment ExpansionsExpansions are establishments that have positive first quarter employment in both the initial and subsequent...
Establishment sizeNumber of employees reported at an establishment.
EstateA type of legal subdivision in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The 335 estates reflect boundaries provided by...
Estimates (American Community Survey and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey)Data for the American Community Survey and Census 2000 Supplementary Survey are collected from a sample of...
Estimates base (Population Estimates Program)The population count or estimate used as the starting point in the estimates process. It can be the last...
Ethnic Origin or RaceThis definition is used only for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam...
EthnicityThe U.S. Census Bureau adheres to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) definition of ethnicity...
Euro AreaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
EuropeThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
EuropeanRefers to people who reported their ancestry as "European."
European UnionThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
Evaluation StudiesResearch and evaluation conducted by Census Bureau staff and external experts to assess a broad set of topics...
Event or exposureOccurrence that leads to occupational injury or illness.
Exchange RateThe price of one currency expressed in terms of another, i.e., the number of units of one currency that may...
ExclusionsTransactions outside of the scope of the Foreign Trade Regulations that are excluded from the requirement of...
Exclusive provider organization planMore restrictive type of preferred provider organization plan under which employees must use providers from...
Exemption legendA notation placed on the bill of lading, air waybill, export shipping instructions, or other commercial...
ExemptionsA specific reason as cited within this part that eliminates the requirement for filing Electronic Export...
ExertionPhysical effort that a worker uses to complete a task.
ExpansionsEstablishments with positive employment in the third month in both the previous and current quarters, and...
ExpenditureTransaction cost (including excise and sales taxes) of goods or services acquired.
Expenditure sharesProportions of total expenditures (as percentages) allotted to each expenditure category.
Expensed EquipmentExpensed computer hardware and other equipment (e.g., copiers, fax machines, telephones, shop and lab...
Expensed mineral exploration, development, land, and rights ($1,000)This term refers to the mineral property expenses associated with the development or exploration of mines. It...
Expensed Purchases of SoftwarePurchases of prepackaged, custom coded, or vendor customized software including software developed or...
Expenses for maintenance and repair ($1,000)Establishment reported expenses for the maintenance and repair of buildings, structures, or communication...
Expenses for maintenance and repair for work done by own employees ($1,000)Value of reported expenses for maintenance and repair work that was done by own employees, as opposed to work...
ExperienceAmount of previous work history relevant to a worker's current job or to the job a candidate is applying for.
Experienced civilian labor forceConsists of the employed and the experienced unemployed.
Experienced unemployedThese are unemployed people who have worked at any time in the past. The experienced unemployed population...
ExperimentProcedure in which survey respondents are randomly assigned to receive some treatment (or none) and the...
Expert reviewReview in which staff trained and experienced in design best practices identify potential problems with...
ExportTo send or transport goods out of a country.
Export Administration RegulationsRegulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) that, among other things, provide...
Export controlGovernmental control of exports for statistical or strategic and short supply or national security purposes...
Export Control Classification NumberThe number used to identify items on the Commerce Control List (CCL), Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the...
Export licenseA controlling agency's document authorizing export of particular goods in specific quantities or values to a...
Export locality of destinationThe country, region, or grouping to which a good or service is exported from the United States.
Export price indexMeasure of change in the export prices for nonmilitary goods and services traded between the United States...
Exporter Data BaseProvides data on the number of exporters, their distribution in cities and states, and their economic...
ExportsGoods and services that U.S. residents sell or transfer to residents of another country.
Exports (Domestic)Goods that are grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Commodities of foreign origin that have...
Exports (Foreign or Re-exports)For statistical purposes: These are exports of foreign-origin goods that have previously entered the United...
Exports from ManufacturingIncludes value of shipment and employment related to direct exports and supporting shipments by state and...
Exports (Total)Total exports are calculated by adding domestic exports to foreign exports (also called re-exports).
Extended benefits (unemployment insurance)Employee benefits that are available to workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment-insurance...
Exterior additions and replacementsIn the American Housing Survey, these jobs were major alterations or improvements in the last two years, such...
External rate of returnGeneral rate of return to investment for the economy as a whole and is identical across all industries. It is...
Extreme cold40 degrees or below for a worker who is exposed constantly (greater than or equal to two-thirds of the day)...
Extreme heatAbove 85 degrees with humidity, and above 90 degrees in a dry atmosphere.
Eye trackingResearch method that uses infrared light reflected off of the retina to measure where and for how long people...

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