Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: W (51)

• Wage and salary workersPeople ages 16 and older who receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates.
• Wages and salariesRegular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time hourly work or salaried...
• Wages (OES survey)Straight-time gross pay, exclusive of premium pay.
• Wages (QCEW)Total compensation paid, including bonuses, stock options, severance pay, profit distributions, the cash...
• Warning messageAn electronic response sent to the filer by the Automated Export System (AES) when certain incomplete and...
• Water AreaAn area measurement providing the size, in square miles, square kilometers, or square meters, of the water...
• Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal and Other Utility PaymentsCost of purchased services for water, sewage, trash, and utilities not included elsewhere. It excludes costs...
• Water SupplyOperation and maintenance of water supply system including acquisition and distribution of water to the...
• Water transport and terminalsConstruction, maintenance, operation, and support of canals and other waterways, harbors, docks, wharves, and...
• Wealth stockValue of existing stocks of capital assets, discounted to reflect the future services expected from them.
• Wealth stock depreciation rateRate at which the value of an asset or group of assets declines with age.
• Weeks worked in (designated calender year)The data pertain to the number of weeks during the designated calendar year in which a person did any work...
• Weeks worked in the past 12 monthsThe data pertain to the number of weeks during the past 12 months in which a person did any work for pay or...
• WeightFactor applied to sampled units or aggregates and used to make estimates of a population.
• Well-baby care planPlan providing coverage for preventive care for children 2 years of age and younger.
• Wellness programProgram providing a structured plan, independent from health insurance, that offers employees two or more...
• WestAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington...
• West AfricaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• West AsiaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• West Indies except HispanicThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Western AfricaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Western EuropeThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Western Europe except SpainThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• WhiteA person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It...
• Wholesale TradeThe Wholesale Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without...
• WholesalerA business that sells to retailers, contractors, or other types of businesses (including farms), but not to...
• Wholesaler/distributorAn agent who sells directly for a supplier and maintains an inventory of the supplier's products.
• WithdrawalRemoval of all or a portion of funds in a defined contribution account prior to normal payout.
• WithdrawalsAmounts paid to employees or former employees or their survivors, representing return of contributions made...
• Without Correction for ICMStatistical sampling was addressed in the 1998 appropriations bill (Public Law 105-119) which was passed by...
• Work experienceRelates to work status, weeks worked, and usual hours worked per week worked in the designated calendar year.
• Work levelMeasure of duties and responsibilities that apply to occupations, using an evaluation system based on four...
• Work locationPhysical site where a worker performs the typical duties of his or her occupation.
• Work scheduleNumber of hours a day, days a week, and weeks a year that employees are scheduled to work.
• Work Status in (designated calender years)The data pertain to whether or not people 16 years and over worked in the designated year.
• Work stoppageStrike or a lockout.
• WorkdayWeekdays Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
• Worked in (designated calendar year)People 16 years old and over who did any work for pay or profit (including paid vacation, paid sick leave...
• Worked in the past 12 monthsPeople 16 years old and over who did any work for pay or profit (including paid vacation, paid sick leave...
• WorkerThis term appears in connection with several subjects: journey-to-work items, class of worker, work status in...
• WorkersPeople with jobs producing goods and services.
• Workers' compensation expenditureInsurance trust expenditure for state-administered workers' compensation systems. Consists of cash benefit...
• Workers' compensation revenueEmployer premiums, assessments, and other contributions to state-administered workers' compensation systems...
• Workers' compensation systemA state-administered plan for compulsory accident and injury insurance of workers through accumulation of...
• Workers paid by the hourWage and salary workers who report that they are paid an hourly rate on their job.
• Workers provided by contract firmsIndividuals who were identified as working for a contract company and who usually work for only one customer...
• Workers represented by unionsUnion members, as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an...
• Work-in-Process InventoryAccumulated costs of all commodities undergoing fabrication within your plants and long-term contracts where...
• WorkplaceThe usual geographic location at which workers carried out their occupational activities during the...
• WorksiteThe usual geographic location at which workers carried out their occupational activities during the...
• Written authorizationA legal authorization, in writing, by the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) or Foreign principal party...

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