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UI Wage Records

State Unemployment Insurance Wage Records

Labor outcomesRestricted/RDCBoth
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Specific Type
Other supplemental data
Dataset Type
True panel/Longitudinal
Institution
Bureau of Labor Statistics; State agencies
Institution Type
Federal government; State or local government
Level of Focus
Individual quarterly
Most Granular Level
Individual worker level
Perspective
Both
Time Coverage
Varies by state (most 1990s-present)
Frequency
Quarterly
Sample Size
~96% of wage and salary workforce
Geographic Detail
Multi-state when available
Occupational Classification
Not found
Industrial Classification
Not found
Other Classification
Geographic (state; county)
Key Variables
Quarterly wages; employer ID; employment transitions; industry
AI/Tech Tracking
Not found
Access Details
Available through BLS Wage Records Program with state partnerships
Notes
Administrative wage records from UI system; longitudinal tracking across states; used to measure employment transitions