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Data Availability
Geographic Areas Monthly and annual average labor force estimates are available for approximately 6,800 geographic areas, including all states, metropolitan statistical/primary metropolitan statistical areas, small labor market areas, counties and county equivalents, cities of 25,000 population or more, and all cities and towns in New England. Similar data are available for the nation as a whole from the labor force (LF) series. Measures For each area, the following estimates are presented by place of residence:
Length of Series These series start in 1978 for census regions and divisions, for all states except California, and for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and New York City. The estimates for California and the Los Angeles-Long Beach primary metropolitan statistical area (PMSA) begin in 1980. Data for virtually all other substate areas begin in 1990. For a small number of areas impacted by changes in geographic definition after 1990, as well as some cities that first exceeded the 25,000 threshold in the mid to late 1990s, the data series begin after 1990. On the other hand, cities with population that drops below 25,000 are generally retained. Seasonal Adjustment For census regions and divisions, states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, New York City, and Los Angeles-Long Beach PMSA, data are provided on both a seasonally adjusted and a not seasonally adjusted basis. Estimates for the remaining substate areas are not seasonally adjusted. Current Population Survey Subnational Data The LAUS program also provides annual average subnational data from the Current Population Survey (CPS) similar to some of the national data in the labor force (LF) series. These data are provided on the employed and unemployed by selected demographic and economic characteristics. The data are available on an annual average basis for census regions and divisions, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 50 large metropolitan areas (MAs), and 17 central cities. A subset of these data is published in the annual bulletin, "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment." Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin and employment by occupation are available for the states, MAs, and cities from the Labstat GP series. (Labor force levels have been unavailable for MAs and cities since 1992 due to various technical issues.)
Last Modified Date: May 20, 2004 |
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