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Metro Employment

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor outcomesPublicNeither
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Specific Type
Geographic data
Dataset Type
Cross-sectional
Institution
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); State workforce agencies
Institution Type
Federal government; State or local government
Level of Focus
Metro area
Most Granular Level
Metropolitan area level
Perspective
Neither
Time Coverage
1990-present
Frequency
Monthly
Sample Size
387 metropolitan areas; 38 metropolitan divisions
Geographic Detail
Metropolitan area
Occupational Classification
Not applicable
Industrial Classification
Not applicable
Other Classification
MSA codes; metropolitan divisions
Key Variables
Employment, unemployment, labor force, unemployment rate, nonfarm payroll employment
AI/Tech Tracking
Not found
Access Details
Publicly available via BLS metropolitan area databases
Notes
Metro-level component of LAUS program; combines household employment (LAUS) and establishment employment (CES) data; includes Puerto Rico areas

Key Papers

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