Dataset
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Additional facts from data.gov
Dataset Summary
- Date Released: 1976
- Date Updated: Monthly
- Time Period: Estimates are based on several sources (including CPS and CES)
- Data.gov Data Category Type: Raw Data Catalog
- Frequency: Monthly
- Specialized Data Category Designation: Statistical
Contributing Agency Information
- Citation: http://www.bls.gov/lau/#data
- Agency Program Page: http://www.bls.gov/lau/
- Agency Data Series Page: http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=la
Miscellaneous Facts
- Additional Metadata: ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.txt
This is the original data as harvested from data.gov
Data Summary
- Data Collection Instrument: http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homtoc.htm
- Data Dictionary/Variable List: http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=la
- Technical Documentation: http://www.bls.gov/lau/
- Granularity: States, Metro Areas, smaller areas
- Unit of Analysis: State and area labor force statistics, Sub-State statistics, Unemployment statistics, state and area, Metropolitan areas
- Geographic Coverage: States, Metro Areas, smaller areas
- Unit of Analysis: http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homtoc.htm