Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
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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Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted
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Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
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Data Dictionary - Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted
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Data Dictionary - Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
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| 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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| identifier | 59218446-5760-4683-b52e-f6210021840a |
| issued | 2018-12-21 |
| keyword |
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"BLS",
"california employment development department",
"employment",
"labor force",
"labor statistics",
"laus",
"local area employment statistics",
"local area unemployment statistics",
"unemployment",
"unemployment rate"
]
|
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| modified | 2023-09-25 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "California Employment Development Department",
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}
|
| theme |
[
"Economy and Demographics"
]
|
| title | Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) |
