16 datasets found
  1. Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Annual Average

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    Updated Jul 24, 2023
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    Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Annual Average [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/local-area-unemployment-statistics-laus-annual-average
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    csv(1469197)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 24, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Employment Development Departmenthttp://www.edd.ca.gov/
    Authors
    California Employment Development Department
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    This dataset contains the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), annual averages from 1990 to 2023.

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,600 areas, including counties, cities and metropolitan statistical areas. These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions.

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that State workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.

    Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

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    Unemployment Rate: RI

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    Updated Mar 26, 2025
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    Unemployment Rate: RI [Dataset]. https://data.ct.gov/Government/Unemployment-Rate-RI/ey95-gf8j
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    csv, application/rdfxml, tsv, application/rssxml, xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 26, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    License

    U.S. Government Workshttps://www.usa.gov/government-works
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Rhode Island
    Description

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort which produces monthly estimates of produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for approximately 7,000 areas including Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities.

    This dataset includes data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To only see data for Connecticut, create a filter where "State name" is equal to "Connecticut".

    For more information on the LAUS program and data visit: https://www.bls.gov/lau/

    For more information from the CT Department of Labor visit: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/LAUS/default.asp

  3. Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

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    Updated Sep 25, 2023
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    California Employment Development Department (2023). Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/local-area-unemployment-statistics-laus
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    csv(1283707), csv(22535910)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Sep 25, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Employment Development Departmenthttp://www.edd.ca.gov/
    Authors
    California Employment Development Department
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,600 areas, including counties, cities and metropolitan statistical areas. These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions.

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that State workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.

    Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

    NOTE: The LAUS Seasonally Adjusted Benchmark 2023 data was last revised in 2024. The newly revised Benchmark 2024 data will be available in mid-2025.

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    Data from: Local Area Unemployment Statistics

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    Updated Aug 10, 2016
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    Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016). Local Area Unemployment Statistics [Dataset]. https://springfield.data.socrata.com/d/iytk-a8qt
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    application/rdfxml, csv, json, application/rssxml, tsv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 10, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Description

    Monthly update of data from BLS LAUS data.

    The concepts and definitions underlying LAUS data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. State monthly model-based estimates are controlled in "real time" to sum to national monthly employment and unemployment estimates from the CPS. These models combine current and historical data from the CPS, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey, and state unemployment insurance (UI) systems. Estimates for seven large areas and their respective balances of state also are model-based. Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

  5. Employment and Labor Force - Monthly

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    Updated Mar 1, 2025
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    Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Employment and Labor Force - Monthly [Dataset]. https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/Economic-Development/Employment-and-Labor-Force-Monthly/3vbg-xf63
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    json, application/rssxml, xml, tsv, csv, application/rdfxmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 1, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/
    Description

    Monthly statistics regarding the labor force, employment and unemployment in Mesa and nearby municipalities. Unemployment rate sourced at BLS.gov Data Viewer. Employment Data - Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/data/ Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - https://www.bls.gov/lau/ (See for next data release dates). To see how these terms are defined and what they include, please visit the Terms Glossary from the United State Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which can be found at the following web address: http://www.bls.gov/bls/glossary.htm

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    Local Area Unemployment Statistics - CT, MA, NJ, NY, RI - Most Recent Month

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    Updated Mar 26, 2025
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    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Local Area Unemployment Statistics - CT, MA, NJ, NY, RI - Most Recent Month [Dataset]. https://data.ct.gov/Government/Local-Area-Unemployment-Statistics-CT-MA-NJ-NY-RI-/dwki-ur7y
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    csv, application/rssxml, json, tsv, application/rdfxml, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 26, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    License

    U.S. Government Workshttps://www.usa.gov/government-works
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey
    Description

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort which produces monthly estimates of produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for approximately 7,000 areas including Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities.

    This dataset includes data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To only see data for Connecticut, create a filter where "State name" is equal to "Connecticut".

    For more information on the LAUS program and data visit: https://www.bls.gov/lau/

    For more information from the CT Department of Labor visit: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/LAUS/default.asp

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    Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) | gimi9.com

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    Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) | gimi9.com [Dataset]. https://gimi9.com/dataset/california_local-area-unemployment-statistics-laus
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,600 areas, including counties, cities and metropolitan statistical areas. These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that State workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS. Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

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    Employment and Labor Force - Annual

    • data.mesaaz.gov
    • citydata.mesaaz.gov
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    Updated Sep 4, 2020
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    Economic Development (2020). Employment and Labor Force - Annual [Dataset]. https://data.mesaaz.gov/Economic-Development/Employment-and-Labor-Force-Annual/f7ya-r76p
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    xml, application/rdfxml, csv, tsv, application/rssxml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Sep 4, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Economic Development
    Description

    Historical information on the Employment Dataset shows several current and historical annual statistics regarding population, the labor force, employment and unemployment in the City of Mesa. Monthly labor force, employment and unemployment information is at https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/External-Data/Employment-and-Labor-Force-Monthly/3vbg-xf63.

    Sources: Population Data - United States Census Bureau -https://www.census.gov/topics/population/data.html Employment Data - Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/data/ Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - https://www.bls.gov/lau/ To see how these terms are defined and what they include, please visit the Terms Glossary from the United State Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which can be found at the following web address: http://www.bls.gov/bls/glossary.htm

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    How did the unemployment rate change over the past year?

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    Updated Apr 16, 2020
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    ArcGIS Living Atlas Team (2020). How did the unemployment rate change over the past year? [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/9a9893e8d33c46fb9da249bf11e8bcec
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 16, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    ArcGIS Living Atlas Team
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    Description

    This map shows how the unemployment rate has changed in the US over the past year. This can be seen by counties within this map. The map shows if a county's unemployment rate has increased or decreased, and the size of the circles shows by how much. The colors are then shown with transparency behind the centroid to reinforce the pattern in areas where the change may have been smaller. The map always represents the most current figures offered by BLS, and updates automatically. To see the most current month offered by BLS, find the CurrentMonth attribute in the data table, or visit the metadata for the Living Atlas layer used in this map.Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):https://www.bls.gov/Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS):https://www.bls.gov/lau/

  10. Unemployment

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    Updated Aug 29, 2024
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    California Department of Public Health (2024). Unemployment [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/unemployment
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    xlsx, pdf, zipAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 29, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Public Healthhttps://www.cdph.ca.gov/
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    This table contains data on the percent of the population in the labor force who are unemployed (unemployment rate), for California, its regions, counties, county divisions, cities/towns, and census tracts. Data is from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS). The table is part of a series of indicators in the Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project of the Office of Health Equity. Unemployment is associated with higher rates of self-reported poor health, long-term illnesses, higher incidence of risky health behaviors (alcoholism, smoking), and increased mortality. Various explanations have been proposed for the link between poor health and unemployment; for example, economic deprivation that results in reduced access to essential goods and services. Another explanation is that unemployment causes the loss of latent functions (social contact, social status, time structure and personal identity) which can result in stigma, isolation and loss of self-worth. More information about the data table and a data dictionary can be found in the About/Attachments section.

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    CT Department of Labor, Office of Research - LAUS Substate June 2023

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    Updated Jul 26, 2024
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    data.ct.gov (2024). CT Department of Labor, Office of Research - LAUS Substate June 2023 [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/ct-department-of-labor-office-of-research-laus-substate-jul-2020
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 26, 2024
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    data.ct.gov
    Area covered
    Connecticut
    Description

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor in which states develop state and sub-state data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A major source of labor force data estimates, the Current Population Survey (CPS) includes a sample of over 1,600 Connecticut households each month regarding the labor force status of their occupants Further information from the CT Department of Labor is available here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/LAUS/default.asp

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    Employment and Unemployment

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    Updated Dec 9, 2024
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    Employment and Unemployment [Dataset]. https://data.ccrpc.org/dataset/employment-and-unemployment
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    csv(2799)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 9, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
    Description

    The employment and unemployment indicator shows several data points. The first figure is the number of people in the labor force, which includes the number of people who are either working or looking for work. The second two figures, the number of people who are employed and the number of people who are unemployed, are the two subcategories of the labor force. The unemployment rate is a calculation of the number of people who are in the labor force and unemployed as a percentage of the total number of people in the labor force.

    The unemployment rate does not include people who are not employed and not in the labor force. This includes adults who are neither working nor looking for work. For example, full-time students may choose not to seek any employment during their college career, and are thus not considered in the unemployment rate. Stay-at-home parents and other caregivers are also considered outside of the labor force, and therefore outside the scope of the unemployment rate.

    The unemployment rate is a key economic indicator, and is illustrative of economic conditions in the county at the individual scale.

    There are additional considerations to the unemployment rate. Because it does not count those who are outside the labor force, it can exclude individuals who were looking for a job previously, but have since given up. The impact of this on the overall unemployment rate is difficult to quantify, but it is important to note because it shows that no statistic is perfect.

    The unemployment rates for Champaign County, the City of Champaign, and the City of Urbana are extremely similar between 2000 and 2023.

    All three areas saw a dramatic increase in the unemployment rate between 2006 and 2009. The unemployment rates for all three areas decreased overall between 2010 and 2019. However, the unemployment rate in all three areas rose sharply in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unemployment rate in all three areas dropped again in 2021 as pandemic restrictions were removed, and were almost back to 2019 rates in 2022. However, the unemployment rate in all three areas rose slightly from 2022 to 2023.

    This data is sourced from the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), and from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Sources: Illinois Department of Employment Security, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  13. Unemployment

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    Updated Aug 29, 2024
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    California Department of Public Health (2024). Unemployment [Dataset]. https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/unemployment-2004-2013
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    xlsx, xlsx(8827100), pdf, zipAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 29, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Public Healthhttps://www.cdph.ca.gov/
    Description

    This table contains data on the percent of the population in the labor force who are unemployed (unemployment rate), for California, its regions, counties, county divisions, cities/towns, and census tracts. Data is from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS). The table is part of a series of indicators in the Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project of the Office of Health Equity. Unemployment is associated with higher rates of self-reported poor health, long-term illnesses, higher incidence of risky health behaviors (alcoholism, smoking), and increased mortality. Various explanations have been proposed for the link between poor health and unemployment; for example, economic deprivation that results in reduced access to essential goods and services. Another explanation is that unemployment causes the loss of latent functions (social contact, social status, time structure and personal identity) which can result in stigma, isolation and loss of self-worth. More information about the data table and a data dictionary can be found in the About/Attachments section.

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    Unemployment Rate

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    Updated Sep 16, 2015
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    Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (2015). Unemployment Rate [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/FDACS::unemployment-rate/geoservice
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 16, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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    Description

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared. These are key indicators of local economic conditions.For technical assistance, contact the Florida's Roadmap to Healthy Living Administrator

  15. CT County Unemployment Rates

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    Updated Jul 22, 2024
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    Department of Labor, Office of Research (2024). CT County Unemployment Rates [Dataset]. https://data.ct.gov/Government/CT-County-Unemployment-Rates/tuxb-mfwd
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    xml, tsv, application/rssxml, csv, application/rdfxml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 22, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    United States Department of Laborhttp://www.dol.gov/
    Authors
    Department of Labor, Office of Research
    License

    U.S. Government Workshttps://www.usa.gov/government-works
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Connecticut
    Description

    The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor in which states develop state and sub-state data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A major source of labor force data estimates, the Current Population Survey (CPS) includes a sample of over 1,600 Connecticut households each month regarding the labor force status of their occupants

    Further information from the CT Department of Labor is available here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/LAUS/default.asp

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    Número de Personas en Grupo Trabajador por Municipio o Área - Datasets -...

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    Updated Aug 9, 2017
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    (2017). Número de Personas en Grupo Trabajador por Municipio o Área - Datasets - Indicadores.PR [Dataset]. https://indicadores.pr/dataset/numero-de-personas-en-grupo-trabajador
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 9, 2017
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    English Name: Number of Persons in the Labor Force by Municipio or Area Fuente: Encuesta de Grupo Trabajador y Local Área Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos y el Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Contiene el estimado del número de personas en el grupo trabajador, desglosado por municipio, por Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), por Micropolitan Statistical Area (MicroSA), y por Combined Statistical Area (CSA). Las cifras municipales y de otras áreas geográficas están disponibles desde enero 1990 y las cifras para todo Puerto Rico desde 1976. La Encuesta de Grupo Trabajador es una encuesta de hogares que se utiliza para producir los estimados para todo Puerto Rico.Estos resultados son desglosados por municipio del hogar (no donde trabaja), utilizando la metodología del LAUS del BLS, en base a la proporción de participantes del seguro por desempleo que reside en cada municipio.

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Annual Average

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csv(1469197)Available download formats
Dataset updated
Jul 24, 2023
Dataset provided by
Employment Development Departmenthttp://www.edd.ca.gov/
Authors
California Employment Development Department
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Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License information was derived automatically

Description

This dataset contains the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), annual averages from 1990 to 2023.

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,600 areas, including counties, cities and metropolitan statistical areas. These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that State workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.

Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data.

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