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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 Ratings

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Overall 4 out of 5
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Data Utility 5 out of 5
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Usefulness 5 out of 5
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Ease of Access    5 out of 5
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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type
Raw Data Catalog
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

Citation
Agency Program Page http://www.bls.gov/lau/
Agency Data Series Page http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=la

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
State and area labor force statistics, Sub-State statistics, Unemployment statistics, state and area, Metropolitan areas
Granularity States, Metro Areas, smaller areas
Geographic Coverage States, Metro Areas, smaller areas

Data Description

Collection Mode
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

Technical Documentation
Additional Metadata ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.txt

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology
Sampling
Estimation
Weighting
Disclosure avoidance
Questionnaire design
Series breaks
Non-response adjustment
Seasonal adjustment
Statistical Characteristics
OMB Control No. 3090-0284