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Employment by Place of Residence
Local Area
Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly and average annual estimates of civilian labor force, employment
and unemployment for 6,700 areas, including all states,
metropolitan statistical/primary metropolitan statistical areas,
counties and county equivalents, cities of 25,000 population or
more, and all cities and towns in New England. Provided through a
Federal-State cooperative program.
Metro
Area Labor Force Data, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Monthly and average annual estimates of labor force, employment, and
unemployment rate for metro areas, disaggregated by central city and suburbs,
1990-latest month. Prepared by BLS for HUD's State of the Cities Data
Systems.
Geographic
Profile of Employment and Unemployment
Annual estimates of civilian noninstitutional population, employment,
unemployment, and unemployment rate, for states, 50 metropolitan
areas, and 17 central cities. Includes distribution by
occupation, industry of employment, population characteristic
(age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin), and full- and part-time
work. Based on Current Population
Survey.
American Community
Survey, Bureau of the Census
Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of
Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of
the Census
Labor force data for
states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census
tracts and other geographic areas.
Historical
Census Data, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia
Query-based access to state and county labor force data from Decennial Census,
1940 and 1950.
American FactFinder, Bureau of the Census
Query-based access to economic tables and maps from the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey, for states and areas.
Labor Force and
Employment Time Series and Forecasts, Economagic.com 
Access to Bureau of Labor Statistics labor force, employment, and
unemployment time series, for states and metro areas.
User-prepared on-line forecasts available for fee.
Earnings
and Employment Data, Social Security Administration
Employment and earnings data for workers covered under Social
Security, for wage and salary and self-employed workers, for states (by gender, race, and age) and counties (by gender and
race). Annual report.
Unemployment
Insurance Activity, Employment and Training Administration, Department of
Labor
Unemployment insurance activity data, by state. Data include number of
claimants, exhaustions, and the insured unemployment rate (insured
unemployed/covered employment). Annual data available 1938-three years ago;
quarterly data, past 12 quarters; monthly data, past 12 months; weekly data,
past 6 weeks.
Union Affiliation of
Workers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on worker membership in and representation by unions, by state, 1993-latest
year.
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Regional Economic Information System (REIS), Bureau of
Economic Analysis
Annual average employment by SIC industry (two-digit for states,
one-digit for other areas). Two industry series provided at the
state level — one for all employees (including civilian wage and
salary workers, proprietors and military) and one for civilian
and military wage and salary employees. At substate level, one
data series provided, for all employees.
- State Employment Series (SA25 and SA27) — 1958-latest year
- Local Area Employment Series
Current Employment
Statistics (CES/790), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly and annual estimates of civilian nonagricultural
employment, and, for non-supervisory personnel, average weekly
hours and average weekly and hourly wage, by industry, for states
and major metropolitan areas. Data collected through monthly
survey managed by a Federal-State cooperative program.
Covered Employment
and Wages (ES-202), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Annual and quarterly figures for establishments, wage and salary
employment, and wages, by industry, up to the 4-digit SIC level, by
state, metro area, and county. Data obtained through collection
of state unemployment insurance premiums from employers; data
organized and disseminated through a Federal-State cooperative
program.
State
Labor Market Information Agencies
Access to CES/790 and ES-202 data from homepages of individual
state workforce development agencies. Degree of on-line access
varies by state.
County
Business Patterns, Bureau of the Census
Data on mid-March employment, annual and first quarter payroll,
and number of establishments, by detailed industry, for states, counties, metro
areas, and zip codes. 1993-latest year for full reports, 1988-92 for data to
2-digit level. Available on-line in
three formats. Industries covered do not include agriculture,
railroad transportation, and government.
Metro
Business Patterns, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Data on establishments, employment, and average pay, for 2-digit SIC, 1993-96.
Data provided for 101 metro areas, disaggregated by central city and
suburbs. Special extract of County Business Patterns prepared for HUD as
part of its State of the Cities Data Systems.
Statistics
of U.S. Businesses, Bureau of the Census and Small Business
Administration
Annual and longitudinal analysis of corporate and
establishment employment data by size, by detailed industry, 1989-latest year.
For states and metro areas, free data include:
- Query-based Tables — Data on firms, establishments, employment, and payroll by size and industry, 1998 and 1999.
- Set Tabulations — Firms, establishments, employment, payroll, 1992 and 1997-latest year; change in establishments and employment due to births, deaths, expansions, and contractions, year-to-year, 1995-forward.
- Additional tables from the Small Business Administration.
Fee-based analysis available, including by smaller geographic units, by legal form of organization (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and non-profit organizations), and for additional years.
Economic
Census, Bureau of the Census
Censuses of U.S. business establishments and firms, by industry group, for
years ending "2" and "7". Statistics provided
for all industries include measure of output (sales, receipts,
revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done);
employment, establishments, and payroll; and other data
particular to sector (e.g., investment in plant and equipment).
Data available by states, metro areas, counties, cities and
places, and zip codes. By establishment, see 1997
Economic Census Geographic Area Series
and 1992
Economic Census Geographic Area Series; by firm, see 1997
Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Enterprises (company
summary).
Nonemployer Statistics,
Bureau of the Census
Data on establishments with no paid employees, typically self-employed
individuals and partnerships, by industry, for states, metro areas, and
counties.
Mass Layoff Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on mass layoffs (50 or more initial unemployment insurance
claims at one establishment) and extended mass layoffs (lasting
31 or more days), by state. Data include number of layoff events
and unemployment insurance claims; extended mass layoff data
include distribution of claims by race, ethnicity, and gender.
Data provided through a Federal-State cooperative program.
Metro
Economies in the Wake of 9/11, Milken Institute
Analysis of projected job losses due to terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
for 315 metro areas. (January 2002)
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