Index

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U W

Civil Jurisdiction
Any city with a population of at least 25,000 or any county minus any city within the county that qualifies separately as a civil jurisdiction.

Civilian Labor Force
That portion of the population age sixteen and older which is either employed or unemployed and actively seeking employment, excluding members of the armed forces and the institutionalized population.
Reports: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
NHetwork: Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment

Claimant
An individual who has filed a request for determination of unemployment benefit eligibility.
Reports: New Hampshire Unemployment Insurance Historical Data 1970-1999
NHetwork: Unemployment Insurance Claimants

Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA)
A large metropolitan statistical area with a population of one million or more which is subdivided into two or more primary metropolitan statistical areas.
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Consumer Price Index (CPI)
A price index constructed monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that provides a statistical measure of the average change in prices in a fixed market basket of goods and services. It is frequently called a cost-of-living index, however, it is not a complete cost-of-living measure.
Reports: Consumer Price Index
NHetwork: Inflation/Price Index

Continued Weeks Claimed
A request for payment of benefits for a week of unemployment after the week has occurred. A claimant cannot file for a week of unemployment until that week has passed.
Reports: New Hampshire Unemployment Insurance Historical Data 1970-1999
NHetwork: Unemployment Insurance Claimants

Covered Employment
Employment in any industry insured under the provisions of the New Hampshire Unemployment Compensation Law or subject to the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employee (UCFE) program.
Reports: County Profiles; LMA Profiles; High Tech Employment for NH; Firms by Size Report for NH
NHetwork: Covered Employment & Wages (ES-202)

Current Employment Statistics (CES)
Estimates of non-farm wage and salary employment and production workers' hours and earnings by industry. The estimates are produced monthly in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of a nationwide program for each state and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) from a sample of employing establishments.
NHetwork: Current Employment Statistics

Current Population Survey (CPS)
A national household survey conducted each month by the Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Information is gathered from a sample of about 55,000 households (550 in New Hampshire) designed to represent the civilian non-institutional population of persons 16 years of age and over. Some CPS data is incorporated into the state and area labor force estimating procedures (LAUS) to improve interstate comparability.

Cyclical Industry
An industry whose sales and profits reflect, to a great extent, the ups and downs of the business cycle. Practically all of the capital goods industries (steel, machine tools, etc.) are cyclical because a moderate decline in demand may eliminate the demand for the capital goods needed to make the product.