| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hours worked | Labor | 1: Hours worked, recorded hours: the number of hours an employee is in attendance (and is credited with attendance) at his place of employment. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: There are two different concepts measured in the hours series of questions in the CPS, usual hours and actual hours. A good or service that is sold (import sale) to a person residing in the U. S.from a person residing abroad. Imports include government and non-government goods and services; however they exclude goods and services to the U. S.military, diplomatic, and consular institutions abroad. Imports do include goods and services that were previously exported. (references) | |||
| Hours worked | Statistics | The total number of hours actually worked for the observation unit during the reference period by all persons employed. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Usual hours worked per week worked in the past 12 months | Census | The data pertain to the number of hours a person usually worked during the weeks worked in the past 12 months. The respondent was to report the number of hours worked per week in the majority of the weeks he or she worked in the past 12 months. If the hours worked per week varied considerably during the past 12 months, the respondent was asked to report an approximate average of the hours worked per week. People 16 years old and over who reported that they usually worked 35 or more hours each week during the weeks they worked are classified as "Usually worked full time"; people who reported that they usually worked 1 to 34 hours are classified as "Usually worked part time." Related term: Employed. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
