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  Labor Market Information - Acronyms Last Updated: June 29, 2011 
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
CES Current Employment Statistics
CPI Consumer Price Index
CPS Current Population Survey
DOL Department of Labor
DOT Dictionary of Occupational Titles
ETA Employment and Training Administration
FIRE Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
JC Job Center
JTPA Job Training Partnership Act
LAUS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
LMA Labor Market Area
LMI Labor Market Information
MLS Mass Layoff Statistics
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NECTA New England City and Town Areas
OES Occupational Employment Statistics
PIC Private Industry Council
RWDB Regional Workforce Development Board
SDA Service Delivery Area
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SOC Standard Occupational Classification
TCU Transportation, Communications, and Utilities
UC Unemployment Compensation
UI Unemployment Insurance
USDOL United States Department of Labor
WIA Workforce Investment Act of 1998
WIA Workforce Investment Area
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