Useful Labor Market Information
ACRONYMS
21CW
21st CCLC
501(c)(3)
μSA
A+
AA
AAS
AACC
AACS
ACA
ACCRA
ACES
ACF
ACI
ACINET
ACRN
ACS
ACTE
AD
ADA
AEA
ADRS
AEIS
AFDC
AFF
Ag
AGAS
AGER
AHE
AI
AID
AJB
AJLA
aka
Office of the 21st Century Workforce, DOL
21st Century Community Learning Centers, TEA
Nonprofit entity
Micropolitan Statistical Area, Census
Computer A+ technology certification
Associate of Arts degree
Associate of Applied Science degree
American Association of Community Colleges
African American Cultural Society
Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, DOL
The Council for Community and Economic Research
(national Chambers of Commerce association)
Adult Community and Education System, TEA
Administration for Children and Families, HHS
American Competitiveness Initiative, ED
America’s Career Information Network
America’s Career Resource Network
American Community Survey, Census
Association on Career and Technical Education
Antidumping (SUTA)
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or
Average daily attendance (school finance), TEA
Alternative education accountability, TEA
Alternative Dispute Resolution Service
Academic Excellence Indicator System, TEA
Aid for Families with Dependent Children
American FactFinder, Census
Agriculture
Agricultural Associations
Agricultural Employers
Average hourly earnings
Artificial intelligence
U.S. Agency for International Development
Former America’s Job Bank (now AJLA)
America’s Job Link Alliance
Also known as
1
ALC
ALMIS
ALRA
ALX
AMA
AMFI
AMI
ANOVA
ANSI
APHSA
APQC
ARB
ARC
ARD
ARI
AS
ASBDC
ASIC
ASL
ASP
ASQ
ASTM
ASU
ATAA
ATB
ATC
ATP
ATS
ATUS
AUDIT
AWE
AWH
AWIN
AWS
AYP
B2B
BA
BAHEP
BAMS
Alien Labor Certification
America’s Labor Market Information System databases
Association of Labor Relations Agencies (U.S. and
Canada)
America’s Learning Exchange, AACC & DOL
Advanced measurement approaches
Area median family income
Accelerated Math Instruction, TEA
Analysis of variance
American National Standards Institute
American Public Human Services Association
American Productivity and Quality Center
Administrative Review Board, DOL
Analyst Resource Center (& ALMIS Resource Center)
Academic, Review, and Dismissal Committee, TEA
Accelerated Reading Instruction, TEA
Associate of Science degree
America’s Small Business Development Center Network
Application specific integrated company
American Sign Language
Application service provider
American Society for Quality (formerly ASQC)
American Society for Testing and Materials
Area of substantial unemployment
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance
America’s Talent Bank, ETA
Advanced technical certification
Advanced Technology Program, TEA
Applicant tracking system (HR)
American Time Use Survey, BLS
Audits and Indirect Cost Rates, TEA
Average weekly earnings
Average weekly hours
Texas Aerospace Workforce Innovation Network
America’s Workforce System, AJLA
Adequate yearly progress, TEA
Business-to-business
Bachelor of Arts degree
Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
Bill Analysis Management System
2
BAT
BEA
BEARFACTS
BED
BEDC
BG
BHC
BHCPR
BIC
BIDC
BIP
BIS
BJS
BLN
BLS
BLS-790
BMK
BNA
BNQP
Board
BOM
BoS
BOTS
BPR
BRAC
BRB
BRE
BREP
BRFSS
BRG
BSC
BSU
BY
©
C#
C++
CA
CAA
CAD
CADCA
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, DOL
Bureau of Economic Analysis, DOC
BEA Regional Facts
Business Employment Dynamics
Basic Economic Development Course
Census Block Group
Bank holding company
Bank Holding Company Peer Group, FRB
Business Information Center
Business and Industry Data Center, SDC
Business implementation plan
Bank for International Settlements
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Business Leadership Network, ODEP
Bureau of Labor Statistics, DOL
Federal form for reporting Current Employment Statistics
Benchmark
Block Numbering Area, Census (now Census Tracts)
Baldrige National Quality Program, NIST
Local Workforce Development Board
Bill of materials
Balance of state (a reference to the rest of the state)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (TranStats)
Business process redesign or reengineering
Base Realignment and Closure, DOD
Benefits Review Board, DOL
Business retention and expansion
Business retention and expansion programs
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC
Business Relations Group, ETA
Balanced scorecard
Business Services Unit, Workforce Board
Budget year
Copyright
Computer programming language
Computer programming language
Compliance assistance
Career Advancement Accounts
Computer-aided design
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
3
CAE
CAID
CAM
CAP
CAPA
CAPE
CAPP
CAQ
CAR
CARES
CATE
CATS
CB
CBA
CBJTG
CBO
CBT
CBSA
CC
CCD
CCDF
CCF
CCSO
CDBG
CDC
CDFI
CDP
CDR
CDSOA
CE
CEcD
CED
Census
Computer-aided engineering
Computer-aided industrial design
Computer-aided manufacturing
Texas Client Assistance Program
Corrective and preventive action
Computer-aided production engineering
Computer-aided production planning
Computer-aided quality
Contract amendment request, SDF & SSF, or
Contract action request, CM
Texas’ Career Alternatives Resource Evaluation System
Career and technology education
Contract Administration and Tracking System, TWC
U.S. Census Bureau, or
Accredited Certification Body, ISO
Cost-benefit analysis
Community-based Job Training Grants
Community-based organization, or
Congressional Budget Office
Computer-based training
Core-Based Statistical Areas, Census
Continued claim, UI
Census County Division
Child Care Development Fund
Compassion Capital Fund, ACF
Council of Chief State School Officers
Community Development Block Grants, ORCA & HUD
Community development corporation, or
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
Community Development Financial Institutions
Census Designated Place, Census
Career development resources, or
Former Career Development Resources unit, now LMCI
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000
(Byrd Amendment)
Continuing education
Certified Economic Developer
Community Economic Development grants, CDBG
U.S. Census Bureau, DOC
4
CEO
CES
CESER
CETA
CEU
CEW
CEY
CFBCI
CFD
CFDA
CFR
CFO
CGI
CHAPS
CHIP
CIDS
CIO
CIP
CIS
CIT
CITES
CIW
CLASP
CLC
CLF
CLS
CM
CMBL
CMSA
CNC
CNM
CNP
COABE
COBRA
Chief Elected Official, or
Chief Executive Officer
Current Employment Statistics, BLS
Center for Employment Security Education and
Research, NASWA
former Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
of 1978
Continuing education units (credit)
Covered Employment and Wages, BLS
Communities Empowering Youth, ACF
Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, DOL
Computational fluid dynamics
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Chief Financial Officer
Career Guide to Industries, DOL
Comprehensive Human Resources and Payroll System,
TWC
Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program
Career information delivery system
Chief Information Officer
Classification of Instructional Programs
Communities in Schools
U.S. Court of International Trade
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species
Certified Internet Web professional
Center for Law and Social Policy
Community learning centers
Civilian Labor Force
Clinical laboratory science
Contract Management, TWC
Centralized Master Bidders List, TBPC
Case Management Society of America, or
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area, Census
Computer numerical control
Center for Nonprofit Management
County Narrative Profiles, SOCRATES
Commission on Adult Basic Education
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
5
COG
COLA
COPPS
COTS
Council
CP
CPA
CPI
CPI-U-RS
CPM
CPS
CRC
CRD
CREDITS
CRF
CRM
CSA
CSAP
CSRA
CTE
CTER
CTQ
CTS
CV
CWDP
CWP
CWQC
CY
D
DADAP
DADS
DAEP
1985 (worker separation health care insurance)
Local Council of Government
Cost of living adjustment
Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving,
NOAA
Commercial off-the-shelf product
Texas Workforce Investment Council (TWIC)
Concept paper, WDD Policy
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, or
Certified public accountant
Consumer Price Index, BLS
CPI for all Urban Consumers Research Series, BLS
Cost per thousand market members
Current Population Survey, Census, or
Child Protective Services, DFPS
Civil Rights Center, DOL, or
Certified Retirement Community
Civil Rights Division, DOJ
Credential Information Tracking System, TEA
Cross-reference file
Customer relationship management
Combined Statistical Area, Census
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
Career and technology education
Career and Technology Education Reports, TEA
Critical to quality, aka Critical “Y”
Texas Correspondence Tracking System
Coefficient of variation
Certified Workforce Development Professional
Center for Workforce Preparation, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, or
Certified Workforce Professional, NWI
Company-wide quality control (now TQM)
Calendar year
Demand
Drug and Alcohol Driving Awareness Program, DPS
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services,
HHSC
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program, TEA
6
DARS
DART
DATE
DBA
dba
DBRA
DE
DECIDE
DFMA
DFPS
DFSS
DHS
DIR
DLHWC
DLT
DMADV
DMAIC
DMU
DO
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOJ
DOL
DOT
DP
DPMO
DRA
DTR
DUA
DUNS
DUS
DVA
DVOP
DWA
DWC
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
Services, HHSC
Data Analysis and Reporting Tool, AJLA
District Awards for Teacher Excellence, TEA
Defense Base Act of 1941, as amended
Doing business as
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
Driver’s education
Texas’ Data for Educational Career Informed Decisions
for Everyone system
Design for manufacture / assembly
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services,
HHSC
Design for Six Sigma
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Texas’ Department of Information Resources
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers
Compensation, DOL
Distance Learning and Telemedicine program, USDA
Define, measure, analyze, design and verify
Define, measure, analyze, improve and control
Digital mock-up
Demand occupation
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Transportation
Discussion paper, WDD Policy
Defects per million opportunities (QC)
Deficit Reduction Act of 2006
District Enrichment Tax rate, TEA
Disaster Unemployment Assistance, ETA
Dunn and Bradstreet number (grant recipient coding)
Daily urban systems (transportation planning)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program
Detailed work activities, O*NET
Department of Workers Compensation, TDI
7
DWU
E-3
E/P Ratio
E&T
EARN
EB
EBS
EBSA
EC
ECAB
ECCB
ECE
ECEC
ECI
ED
EDA
EDC
EDGE
EDI
EDICS
EDM
EDT
EDWAA
EEO
EEOC
EEOMBD
EEOs
EH
EI
EIN
EIS
EITC
EMAT
EO
EOV
EPA
Dislocated worker unit
U.S. work visa for Australian citizens
Employment-to-population ratio
Employment and training
Employer Assistance Referral Network, ODEP
Extended benefits
Employer Benefits Survey, BLS
Employee Benefits Security Administration, DOL
Enterprise Community
Employees Compensation Appeals Board, DOL
European Conference on Computational Biology
Early care and education
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
Employment Cost Index
U.S. Department of Education (USDE), or
Executive Director
Economic Development Administration, DOC
Economic development corporation
Texas Economic Data for Growth and Expansion, CPA
Electronic data interchange
Education Information Collection System, ED
Enterprise data management
Texas Economic Development and Tourism, Office of
the Governor
Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment
Act of 1992
Equal employment opportunity
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Ombudsman, DOL
Emerging and evolving occupations
Education and human resources
Employer Initiatives, TWC
Employer identification number
Employer information service
Earned Income Tax Credit
Educational Materials and Textbooks online, TEA
Executive Order
Explanation of variance (contract expenditures)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
8
EQUI
ER
ERIC
ERISA
ERP
ES
ES-202
ESA
ESBD
ESC
ESL
ETA
ETF
ETIO
ETPC
EU
EZ
FAQs
FBCI
FBCO
FBO
FCC
FDIC
FEA
FECA
FEIN
FEMA
FFIEC
FHA
FICA
FICE
Enhanced Quarterly Unemployment Insurance file
Expenditure reports
Education Resources Information Center, ED
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Enterprise resource planning
Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 Employment Services, as
amended in 1998, or
Endangered species, EPA
Form for reporting covered wages and employment
Employment Standards Administration, DOL, or
Employment security agency (state level)
Texas Electronic State Business Daily
Employment Statistics Committee (Texas Board LMI
staff), or
Education Service Centers, TEA, or
Enhanced skills certificate
English as a second language
Employment and Training Administration, DOL
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Employer Tax Information Online, TWC
Eligible Training Provider Certification system, WIA
European Union
Empowerment Zone
Frequently asked questions
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Office of the
President
Faith-based and community organizations
Faith-based organization, or
Foreign banking organization
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Finite element analysis
Federal Employees Compensation Act of 1908
Federal Employer Identification Number, SSA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax
Federal Interagency Commission on Education coding
system for training institutions
9
FIPS
FIRST
FIS
FISMA
FITA
FLCE
FLS
FLSA
FMCS
FMGC
FMLA
FOIA
FR
FRB
FSE&T
FSP
FT
FTA
FTD
FTE
FUTA
FY
GAMP
GAO
GARM
GASS
GATE
GDP
GED
GEEG
GEM
GIS
GNP
GOE
GOTEPP
Federal Information Processing Standards county
coding system, NIST
Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, TEA
Texas Financial Information System
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
The Federation of International Trade Associations
Farm Labor Contractor Employees
Foreign Labor Statistics, DOL, BLS
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended
U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Financial Manual for Grants and Contracts, TWC
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Freedom of Information Act of 1996
Federal Register
U.S. Federal Reserve System (Bank)
Food Stamps Employment and Training
Financial School Program Foundation
Full-time
Free trade agreement, or
Federal Transit Administration, DOT
Florists’ Transworld Delivery (business model)
Full-time employment
Federal Unemployment Tax Act of 1939, as amended
Fiscal year
Good automated manufacturing practice
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Geographic Areas Reference Manual, Census
Global Access to Secondary Storage (IT)
Project Growing America through Entrepreneurship,
ETA
Gross Domestic Product
General Educational Development (high school
equivalency) test
Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant
Global Excellence Model Council, or
Geographic evaluation model (now CNP)
Geographic information system
Gross National Product
Guide for occupational exploration
GO TEXAN Partner Program, TDA
10
GPA
GPO
GPRA
GPS
GR
GSP
GTS
H-1B
HAVA
HB
HB-1
HCM
HCTC
HHS
HHSC
HIPAA
HJGTI
HPSA
HR
HS
HSGP
HST
HTS
HTSA
HUB
HUD
HVRP
IAPES
IAWP
IBPR
IC
ICC
ICFG
ICPSR
ICR
ICW
Graduation Promise Act of 2007
U.S. Government Printing Office
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
Global positioning system
General Revenue (legislative budgeting)
Gross State Product
Texas Grant Tracking System
Non-immigrant work visa (alien work permit), INS
Help America Vote Act of 2002
House bill
House Bill 1, GR budget legislation
Human capital management
Health Coverage Tax Credit, TAA
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996
President’s High Job Growth Training Initiative, BRG
Health Professional Shortage Area, HHS
Human resources
Homeland security
Homeland Security Grant Program, DHS
Health science technology
Harmonized Tariff Schedule coding system, USITC
Harmonized Tariff Schedule Annotated, USITC
Historically underutilized business
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project, DOL
International Association of Personnel in Employment
Security
International Association of Workforce Professionals
Integrated Business Process Redesign project
Initial claim, UI
International Criminal Court, or
International Chamber of Commerce
Investment Capital Fund Grant, TEA
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research
Information collection request
Institute for a Competitive Workforce, U.S. Chamber of
11
ID
IDA
IDE
IDEA
IDP
IDRA
IE
IEC
IED
IEDC
IEP
IER
IETF
IHO
IIAS
ILAB
ILD
IM
IMF
IN
I-NET+
INA
INS
InVEST
I/O matrix
I/O model
IP
IPA
IPEDS
IPI
IRIS
IRM
IRS
ISA
ISAM
ISC
Commerce
Identification
Individual Development Account
Immersive digital environment
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975
Internally Displaced Peoples, ICC
Intercultural Development Research Association
Industrial estimates
International Electrotechnical Commission
Institute for Economic Development, UT at San Antonio
International Economic Development Council
Individual employment plan, or
Individualized education program
Insured employment rate
Internet Engineering Task Force
Institute of Human Origins
International Institute for Advanced Studies
International Labor Affairs Bureau, DOL
Instructional Leadership Development, TEA
Information memorandum
International Monetary Fund
Informational Notice, TWC
Internet networking technologies certification
Immigration and Nationality Act
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Vendor Evaluation and Selection Tool, TEA
Industry/occupation matrix (staffing pattern)
Input/output model
Intellectual property
International Phonetic Alphabet
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
Integrated Performance Initiative, NGA
Information resources integrity and security
Information resources manager
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Integrated service area
Integrated Service Area Manager, TWC, or
Intervention Stage and Activity Manager, TEA
Integrated supply chain, or
Information supply chain
12
ISD
ISO
ISO 9000
ISS
IST
ISY
IT
ITA
ITSC
ITU
IUR
IWPR
JAN
JARC
JEC
JFF
JJAEP
JOBS
JOLI
JOLTS
JSC
JSMS
JTC
JTPA
JVA
K-12
K-16
KBE
KSAs
L-1
LACE
LAE
LAN
LAR
LAUS
Independent school district
International Organization for Standardization
Standards for quality management coding system, ISO
Individual service strategy
Integrated systems technology
In-school youth
Information technology
Individual Training Account, WIA, or
International Trade Administration, DOC
Information Technology Support Center
International Telecommunication Union
Insured unemployment rate
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Job Accommodation Network, ODEP
Job Access and Reverse Commute program
Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Jobs for the Future
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Former Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training
Program
Job Opportunities for Low Income Individuals
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Johnson Space Center, NASA
Job service matching system (public labor exchange
system)
Joint Technical Committee, ISO
Former Job Training Partnership Act of 1982,
replaced by WIA
Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002
Kindergarten through high school
Kindergarten through post-secondary school
Knowledge-based engineering
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Non-immigrant short-term work visa
Licensing, Administration, Consumer Affairs and
Enforcement, TxDoT
Labor Availability Estimator module, TIP
Local area network (IT)
Legislative appropriations request
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, BLS
13
LBB
LCA
LEA
LEAC
LEAP
LED
LEHD
LEP
LEU
LF
LFPR
LFS
LIA
LITC
LLD
LLSIL
LMA
LMCI
LMI
LMI-NET
LMRDA
LMS
LOTE
LOTS
LPAC
LQ
LS-1
LSA
LSIS
LTP
LVER
LWDA
MA
MANOVA
MBA
Texas Legislative Budget Board
Labor Condition Application, INS
Local education agency
Local education advisory committee
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership, ED
Local economic development, or
Local Employment Dynamics, Census, or
Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, Census
Limited-English Proficiency initiative, ETA
Last employing unit
Labor force
Labor force participation rate
Labor force statistics
Texas Legislative Information Agent
Low Income Tax Clinic grant program, U.S. Treasury
Department
Longitudinal linked database
Lower Living Standard Income Level
Labor market area
Labor Market and Career Information department, TWC
Labor market information (or workforce information), or
Low and moderate income persons
Labor Market Information Training Institute
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of
1959
Learning management system (IT)
Languages other than English
Learner Outcome Tracking System, TWC
Language Proficiency Assessment Committee, TEA
Location quotient
Request for Agenda Item form, OGC
Labor surplus area
Labor supply information system
Long-term projections
Local Veterans Employment Representative
Local Workforce Development Area
Metropolitan Area, Census, or
former Manpower Administration, now ETA
Multivariate analysis of variance
Maximum benefit amount
14
MCD
MD
MDTA
MEP
MES
MEWA
MFP
Mgmt
MIM
MIS
MISER
MLS
MMSAs
MMT
MOU
MPI
MPM
MPR
MRO
MRT
MSA
MSFW
MSHA
MST
MUA
MWR
NASA
NCD
NCEE
NCES
NCSC
NCWD
NGA
NIST
NPO
NAAL
Minor Civil Division, Census
Metropolitan Division, Census
Former Manpower Development and Training
Act of 1962
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NIST
Mechanical event stimulation
Multiple employer welfare arrangements
Multifunction product
Management
Map image metafile
Management information system
Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic
Research
Mass Layoff Statistics, BLS
Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
Master Mathematics Teacher, TEA
Memorandum of understanding (financial or nonfinancial agreement)
Import Price Index, BLS
Manufacturing process management
Monthly Performance Report, PAR
Maintenance, repair and operations
Master Reading Teacher, TEA
Metropolitan Statistical Area, Census (for Micropolitan
Statistical Area, see beginning of listing)
Migrant Seasonal Farmworker
Mine Safety and Health Administration, DOL
Math, science and technology
Medically Underserved Area, HHS
Multiple worksite report
U.S. National Space and Aeronautics Administration
National Council on Disability
National Center on Education and the Economy
National Center for Education Statistics, ED
National Crosswalk Service Center
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
National Governors Association
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Nonprofit organization
National Assessment of Adult Literacy
15
NACFAM
NAETC
NAEYC
NAFTA
NAICS
NAM
NASPA
NASWA
NAWB
NBLP
NBP
NCD
NCES
NCIST
NCLB
NCLR
NCP
NCSA
NCSL
NCWD
NDT
NEA
NEG
NET+
Net/Web
NFI
NFIB
NGA
NGO
NHI
NIC
NIFL
NIST
NLA
NLI
NLRB
NMB
NMC
NNSP
NMC
National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing
Native American Employment and Training Council
National Association for the Education of Young Children
North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Industry Classification System
National Association of Manufacturers
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
National Association of State Workforce Agencies
National Association of Workforce Boards
National Business Learning Partnership
National Business Partnership, DOL, ETA, BRG
National Council on Disability
National Center for Educational Statistics
National Center for Integrated Systems Technology
No Child Left Behind Act of 2002
National Council of La Raza
Non-custodial parent
National and Community Service Act of 1990
National Convergence of State Legislators
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
Nondestructive testing
National Education Association
National Emergency Grant, DOL
Computer networking technologies certification
Telecommunications networking and web design
New Freedom Initiative (ADA), HHS
National Federation of Independent Business
National Governor’s Association
Non-governmental organization
National Hispanic Institute
National Information Center, FRB
National Institute for Literacy
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Literacy Act of 1991
National Leadership Institute
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Nonprofit Management Center
National Network of Sector Partners
Nonprofit Management Center
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NMTC
NOAA
NOFA
NOICC
NPD
NPI
NPO
NPPD
NRCT
NSA
NSF
NSI
NSSB
NTTAA
NWI
NYEC
NYSC
O*NET
OAG
OALJ
OASAM
OASDI
OASP
OC
OCFO
OCIA
OCIO
ODEP
ODR
OECD
OED
OEM
OES
OF-612
OFCCP
OGC
OIG
New Markets Tax Credit
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, DOC
Notice of Funding Availability
National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
New product development
New product introduction
Non-profit organization, aka “501(c)(3)”
New product and process development
Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas
Not seasonally adjusted actual
National Science Foundation
National Systems of Innovation project, OECD
former National Skills Standards Board
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
National Workforce Institute
National Youth Employment Coalition
National Youth Science Camp
Occupational Information Network, DOL
Texas Office of the Attorney General
Office of Administrative Law Judges, DOL
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management, DOL
Old age, survivors and disability insurance benefits
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, DOL
Operating characteristics
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, DOL
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, DOL
Office of the Chief Information Officer, DOL
Office of Disability Employment Policy, DOL
Online Dispute Resolution, NMB
International Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
Texas Governor’s Office of Economic Development and
Tourism
Original equipment manufacturer
Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS
Optional Application for Federal Employment
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, DOL
Office of General Council, TWC
Office of Inspector General, HHS
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OIS
OJJDP
OJP
OJT
OLMS
OMB
OOB
OOH
OOS
ORCA
OSBP
OSCAR
OSD
OSEC
OSHA
OSY
OTM
OTY
OVAE
OWCP
P
P-16
PA
PACNIC
PAL
PAR
PBGC
PC
PCA
PCE
PCSA
PDA
PDAS
PDC
PDM
PE
PECOS
Occupational information system
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, DOJ
Office of Justice Programs, DOJ
On-the-job training
Office of Labor-Management Standards, DOL
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Out-of-business
Occupational Outlook Handbook, BLS
Out-of-scope
Texas Office of Rural and Community Affairs
Office of Small Business Programs, DOL
Texas’ Occupation and Skill Computer-assisted
Researcher
Office of the State Demographer (see SDC)
Office of the Secretary, DOL
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, DOL
Out-of-school youth
Over-the-month (change)
Over-the-year (change)
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, ED
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, DOL
Productivity, BLS, or
Price
Pre-kindergarten through post-secondary school
Public assistance
Pacific newly industrialized countries
Partners at Learning
Performance Analysis and Reporting department, TWC
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, TAA
Policy concept, WDD Policy
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act of 1978
Personal Consumption Expenditures
Primary Census Statistical Area
Personal digital assistant
Professional Development and Appraisal System, TEA
Professional Development Center, UT
Product data management
Payroll employment, or, physical education, or
Professional Engineer
Proprietary Schools Automation System, TWC
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PEG
PEIMS
PEP
PEPNet
PERM
PET
PGA
PHA
PI
PIC
PID
PIE
PIL
PIN
PIO
PIP
PJ
PL
PLC
PLM
PMI
PMO
PMS
PMSAs
PoS
PPE
PPI
PPIs
PPM
PRA
PRAs
Project RIO
PROWA
PRR
PSE
PSF
PSU
PT
PTA
Public Education Grant, TEA
Public Education Information Management System, TEA
Pregnancy, Education and Parenting program, TEA
Promising and Effective Practices Network, NYEC
Permanent Labor Certifications
PID Enrollment Tracking, TEA
Perkins Grant Application, TEA
Public housing agency
Performance Institute
Former Private Industry Councils, JTPA
Personal identification database
Prison Industries Enhancement program, TYC
Partners in Learning
Personal identification number
Public Information Officer
Performance improvement plan
Participating jurisdiction
Public Law (federal)
Product life cycle
Product lifecycle management
Program monitoring intervention
Project Management Office, TWC
Performance management system
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas, OMB
Priority of Services, WIA
Personal protective equipment, EPA
Producer Price Index
Pathways to personal independence
Product portfolio management
Personal responsibility and accountability
Personal Reemployment Accounts
Project Re-integration of Offenders
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996
Policy research report
Public service employment
Permanent School Fund, TEA
Primary sampling unit
Part-time
Parent Teacher Association
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PTO
PUMS
PWBA
PWEDA
PY
Q
QAN
QAP
QA/QC
QCEW
QDRO
QEI
QIO
QIS
QWI
®
R&A
R&D
RACF
RBEG
RC
RCIC
RDSPD
REC
REDD
REEMs
REI
REIS
RESN
REU
RF
RFI
RFID
RFO
RFP
RIO
RISE
RPC
Parent teacher organization
Public use microdata sample
U.S. Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Former Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965
Program year
Quantity
Quality Assurance Network, TAWB
Qualified allocation plan
Quality assurance and quality control
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Qualified domestic relations order
Quality equity investments
Quality improvement organization
Quantitative impact study
Quarterly Workforce Indicators, Census
Registered trademark
Research and analysis
Research and development
Resource Access Control Facility, TWC
Rural Business Enterprise Grant
Renewal Communities
Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization
Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf, TEA
Rural Entrepreneurship Center
Rural Economic Development Division, TDA
Reemployment and Employer Engagement Measures
Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative, or
Restrictive-entry interval, EPA
Regional Economic Information System, BEA
Rural Entrepreneurship Support Network
Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, NSF
Residential facility
Request for information
Radio frequency identification
Request for offers
Request for proposals
See Project RIO
Research Institute for Small and Emerging Business
Regional planning commission
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RPS
RPTE
RRES
RRU
RUCA
RUCC
RUN
RUPRI
S
SA
SACC
SAFETEA-LU
SALITO
SAMHSA
SAO
SAS
SB
SBA
SBDC
SBEC
SBIC
SBIR
SBOE
SBREFA
SBSES
SCA
SCM
SCO
SCORE
SCSEP
SDA
SDAA
SDB
SDC
SDF
SDP
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard
Reading Proficiency Tests in English, TEA
Rapid Reemployment Services, WPRS
Rapid Response Unit
Rural Urban Commuting Area
Rural Urban Continuum Codes
Employer reporting unit number
Rural Policy Research Institute, TCRE
Supply
Seasonally adjusted
State Agency Coordinating Committee, DIR
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, DOT
Safety, Liability and Tort Application, TxDoT
U.S. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
Administration
Texas State Auditor’s Office
Standard application system
Senate bill
U.S. Small Business Administration
Small business development center
Texas State Board for Educator Certification
Small business investment companies
Small Business Innovation Research program, NIST
Texas State Board of Education, TEA
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996
Small Business and Self-Employment Service, ODEP
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965
Supply chain management
Shareable courseware object (curriculum)
Service Corp of Retired Executives
Senior Community Service Employment Program
Service delivery area
State Developed Alternative Assessment, TEA
Small, disadvantaged business
Texas State Data Center and Office of the State
Demographer
Skills Development Fund
State Domestic Product
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SENS
SEP
SES
SESA
SF
SGA
SHARE
SHRM
SIC
SITC
SMART
SME
SMEs
SOC
SOCRATES
SOICC
SOL
SOPs
SORM
SOS
SOT
SOW
SPC
SPEARS
SPVT
SQC
SQL
SRR
SSA
SSBG
SSES
Statewide Education Notification System, TEA
Simplified employee pensions
Senior Executive Service (federal)
State employment security agency
Standard Form (federal), or
Summary File, Census
Solicitation for Grant Applications
Safety, Health and Return-to-Employment Initiative,
DOL
Society for Human Resource Management
former Standard Industrial Classification System,
replaced by NAICS
Standard International Trade Classification, or
State Information Technology Consortium
Self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology, or
Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends,
CDC
Small to mid-sized enterprise
Subject matter experts
Standard Occupational Classification system
Texas’ Standard Occupational Components for Regional
Analysis of Trends in the Employment System
former State Occupational Information Coordinating
Committee, now the Labor Market and Career
Information department, TWC (formerly the CDR unit)
Office of the Solicitor, DOL
Standard operating procedures
Texas State Office of Risk Management
Project for Social and Organizational Success, NHI
SitesOnTexas.com
Statement of work
Statistical process control
Special Education Agile Reporting System, TEA
Specific vocational preparation training
Statistical quality control
Structured query language
School Repair and Renovation grant program, TEA
U.S. Social Security Administration
Social Services Block Grant
Safe Schools Evaluation System, TEA
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SSF
SSI
SSN
SSRN
SSS
STaR
STARS
STCI
STE
STEM
STEP
STEPE
STEPS
STI
STP
STS
STTR
SUTA
SWAP
SWOT
SWPP
SWTAAC
SYEP
TA
TAA
TAAS
TABC
TAC
TACC
TAGIT
TAKS
TANF
TAP
TAPE
Texas’ Self-Sufficiency Fund
Supplemental Security Income
Social Security Number
Social Science Research Network
U.S. Selective Service System
School Technology and Readiness charts, TEA
State of Texas Assistance and Referral System (“2-1-1”),
HHSC
Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure, NSF
Sum total employment
Science, technical, engineering and mathematical
State Technology Extension Program, or
Senior Texans Employment Program, or
Texas Small Towns Environmental Program
Social, technological, economical, political and
ecological
Statewide Educational Progress Study, TEA
Statewide Training Inventory, TWC
Short-term projections
Student Transfer System, TEA
Small Business Technology Transfer program, SBA
State Unemployment Tax Act of 1939 (& SUTA
Dumping Prevention Act of 2004)
Strategic Workforce Assessment Project, Texas
Governor’s Industry Cluster Initiative
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Society of Workforce Planning Professionals
Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Summer youth employment program
Technical assistance
Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, TEA
Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission
Texas Administrative Code
Texas Advanced Computing Center, UT
Gang Tracking System, TDCJ
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, TEA
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Choices)
Transitional Assistance Program
Texas Award for Performance Excellence, Quality Texas
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TARC
TASA
TASB
TASP
TAT
TAWB
TBC
TBEC
TBI
TBIA
TBPC
TCDB
TCEQ
TCF
TCRE
TDA
TDCJ
TDD
TDHCA
TDI
TEA
TEAMS
TED
TEDC
TEEG
TEEX
TEF
TEGL
TEIN
TEKS
TEN
TESPIRS
TEXSHEP
TBSLC
TGC
Texas Association of Regional Councils
Texas Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Academic Skills Program, TEA
Training and technical assistance
Texas Association of Workforce Boards (formerly WLT,
Workforce Leadership of Texas)
Texas Business Conference
Texas Business and Education Coalition
Texas Bioscience Institute
Texas Business Incubator Association
Texas Building and Procurement Commission
Texas Community Development Program, ORCA
(CDBG)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Texas Capital Fund, TDA
Texas Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Telecommunications device for the deaf
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Education Agency
Texas Educating Adults Management System
Texas Electronic Directory, TEA (AskTED)
Texas Economic Development Council
Texas Educator Excellence Grant, TEA
Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A&M
University
Texas Enterprise Fund, or
Texas Educational Foundation
Training and Employment Guidance Letter, ETA
Training and Employment Informational Notice, ETA
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, TEA
Texas Entrepreneurship Network, or
Training and Employment Notices, ETA
Texas Even Start Program Information Reporting System
Texas Support for Homeless Education Program
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Texas Government Code
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THECB
THEO
THSP
TIDE
TIERS
TIGER
TIP
TIPI
TLMR
TMAC
TN
TNRIS
TO
TORCH
TPCS
TPEA
TPEPP
TPRI
TPWD
TQM
TR
TRA
TRACER
TRAIL
TREN
TREx
TRF
TRS
T-STAR
T-STEM
TSSB
TSDC
TSDPRP
TSI
TSTC
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Homeless Education Office, Charles A. Dana
Center, UT
Texas High School Project, TEA
Texas Informational Database of Engineers
Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System, HHSC
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and
Referencing system, Census
Texas Industry Profiles system, LMCI
Texas Industrial Production Index
Texas Labor Market Review
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
Trade NAFTA work visa status
Texas Natural Resources Information System
Targeted occupation (high priority occupation)
Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
Training Provider Certification System, TWC
Texas Public Employees Association
Texas Population Estimates and Projections Program
Texas Primary Reading Inventory, TEA
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Total quality management
Technical reports
Trade Readjustment Allowance
Texas Rapid Access to Career and Economic Resources
Texas Records and Information Locator
Texas Rural Entrepreneurship Network
Texas Records Exchange System
Texas Rural Foundation, ORCA
Texas Rising Star certified child care provider, or
Texas Teacher Retirement System
Texas Schools Telecommunications Access Resource
Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Initiative
Texas Skills Standards Board
Texas State Data Center and Office of the Demographer,
UTSA
Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program
Texas Success Initiative, TEA
Texas State Technical College at Waco
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TTAP
TTY
TUCA
TUR
TWC
TWIC
TWIST
TxBESS
TxDOT
TXLMC
TYC
UA
UC
UCFE
UCX
UEZ
UI
UIC
UIN
UISS
UIPL
UN
UNECE
UNESCO
UR
USC
USCIS
USDA
USDE
USERRA
USIPI
USITC
USPTO
UT
UTSA
VA
VC
VETS
Texas Technology Access Program (ADA)
Teletype or teletypewriter (TDD)
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act of 1993
Total unemployment rate
Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Workforce Investment Council (aka Council)
The Workforce Information System of Texas, TWC
Texas Beginning Educator Support System
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Labor Management Conference
Texas Youth Commission
User administration (IT)
Former unemployment compensation, now UI
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members
Urban Enterprise Zone
Unemployment Insurance compensation
Urban Influence Codes
Unemployment Insurance number
UI Support Services
Unemployment Insurance Program Letters, DOL
The United Nations
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
Unemployment rate
United States Code (federal statutes)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act of 2005
U.S. Import Price Index
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Venture capital
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, DOL
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VEVRAA
Voc Ed
VOE
VoIP
VPO
VR
VSO
VWIP
W&S
WARN
WB
WBA
WDA
WDB
WDD
WD Letter
WEAFA
WECM
WHCA
WHD
WHO
WIA
WIB
WIC
WIN
WINs
WIRED
WISPR
WLT
WOA
WOTC
WPRS
WPS
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of
1974
Vocational education, including under the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998
Verification of Enrollment (DE), TEA
Voice-over Internet protocol
Vocational preparation and occupations
Vocational rehabilitation
Veterans service organization
Veterans Workforce Investment Program, DOL
Wage and salary
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of
1988
Women’s Bureau, DOL
Weekly benefit amount
Workforce Development Area (LWDA)
Workforce Development Board (Board)
Workforce Development Division, TWC
Texas Workforce Development Letter (TWC policy
issuance)
With Equity and Assets for All
Workforce Education Course Manual coding system
War Hazards Compensation Act
Wage and Hours Division, ESA
World Health Organization
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Workforce Investment Board (see TWIC &WDB)
Women, Infants and Children program, or
Workforce investment council
Texas Wage Information Network
Workforce Innovation Networks
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic
Development initiative, BRG
Workforce Investment Streamlined Performance
Reporting, ETA
The former Workforce Leadership of Texas, now TAWB
Workforce Orientation for Applicants
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services, UI
Worker Protection Standard, EPA
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WRIS
WTRS
WWF
XPI
YAG
YES
YPR
YTD
ZIP
Wage Record Interchange System, NASWA
Washington Telecommunications Relay Service (711)
World Wildlife Fund
Export Price Index, BLS
Youth Advisory Group (or committee)
Young Epidemiology Scholars
Youth population ratio
Year-to-date
Zone Improvement Plan code, U.S. Postal Service
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