Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted Data: Beginning 1976
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 19 Sep 2024The Local Area Unemployment Statistics program estimates labor force statistics (labor force, employed, unemployment, unemployment rate) for New York State civilian labor force aged 16 and up. Seasonally adjusted estimates are provided for New York State, New York City, Balance of State.
This dataset has the following 7 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | area | text | Geographic resident area name. New York State, New York City, Balance of State, Metropolitan Statistical areas and the Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division. Balance of State is New York State minus New York City. | Balance of State New York City New York State view top 100 |
| Year | year | number | Year of data | 1979 1989 2011 2012 2003 view top 100 |
| Month | month | number | Month of data (1 = January...12 = December) | 4 6 5 3 7 view top 100 |
| Labor Force | labor_force | number | Resident employment plus resident unemployment | 5470800 5505200 5517700 5451400 5484100 view top 100 |
| Employed | employed | number | Resident employment | 5115200 3607200 2800800 8903300 3135000 view top 100 |
| Unemployed | unemployed | number | Resident unemployment | 211900 224400 184300 263500 213700 view top 100 |
| Unemployment Rate | unemployment_rate | number | Unemployment rate (percent) resident unemployment divided by resident labor force | 4.6 5.2 4.5 4 5.3 view top 100 |