Labor Statistics

The labor force is the total number of people who are employed or actively seeking employment.

Seasonal unemployment is not a type of unemployment, but rather a type of underemployment.

The unemployment rate is the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Professional unions are not a type of labor union, but rather a type of professional association.

Collective bargaining is the process of negotiating a labor contract between a union and an employer.

Child labor laws are not a type of labor law, but rather a type of social welfare law.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the government agency that collects and publishes labor statistics.

Oligopoly is not a type of labor market, but rather a type of market structure.

The gender pay gap is the difference between the wages paid to men and women for the same work.

Disability discrimination is not a type of discrimination in the workplace, but rather a type of discrimination in general.

Labor reform is the process of improving the working conditions of employees.

Communism is not a type of labor movement, but rather a type of political ideology.

A strike is the process of workers withdrawing their labor from their employer in order to achieve a common goal.

Arbitration is not a type of labor dispute, but rather a type of dispute resolution.

Mediation is the process of resolving a labor dispute through the intervention of a neutral third party.