| ACS | American Community Survey |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| ATM | automated teller machine |
| BDS | Business Dynamic Statistics |
| BEA | Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| BED | Business Employment Dynamics |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BPP | Billion Prices Project |
| CES | Current Establishment Survey |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPS | Current Population Survey |
| DOT | Dictionary of Occupational Titles |
| EHR | electronic health record |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| IDT | interdisciplinary team |
| IT | information technology |
| JOLTS | Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey |
| LEHD | Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics |
| MOOC | massive open online course |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| O*NET | Occupational Information Network |
| QCEW | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |
| QWI | Quarterly Workforce Indicators |
| R&D | research and development |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| VoIP | Voice-over Internet Protocol |