Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Dataset Summary
| Agency: | Department of Labor |
| Sub-Agency: | US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Category: | Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings |
| Date Released: | 1976 |
| Date Updated: | Monthly |
| Time Period: | Estimates are based on several sources (including CPS and CES) |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Description: | The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Statistical |
| Keywords | State and area labor force statistics, Sub-State statistics, Unemployment statistics, state and area, Metropolitan areas |
| Unique ID | 330 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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| Agency Program Page | http://www.bls.gov/lau/ |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=la |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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State and area labor force statistics, Sub-State statistics, Unemployment statistics, state and area, Metropolitan areas
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| Granularity | States, Metro Areas, smaller areas |
| Geographic Coverage | States, Metro Areas, smaller areas |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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| Data Collection Instrument | http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homtoc.htm |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=la |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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| Additional Metadata | ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.txt |
Statistical Information
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Statistical Methodology
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