BLS LAUS & USDA ERS

Unemployment

County labor force, employment, unemployment and rate, plus USDA's unemployment and income series.

Published by BLS LAUS & USDA ERS Finest detail county Tables 8

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Every year we've loaded is kept, so you can see the trend

Area list Sample of 25 rows out of about 8,460 · 6 columns

area_type_code	area_code	area_text	selectable	sort_sequence
A	ST0100000000000	Alabama	T	1
A	ST0200000000000	Alaska	T	155
A	ST0400000000000	Arizona	T	199
A	ST0500000000000	Arkansas	T	264
A	ST0600000000000	California	T	388
A	ST0800000000000	Colorado	T	779
A	ST0900000000000	Connecticut	T	914
A	ST1000000000000	Delaware	T	1101
A	ST1100000000000	District of Columbia	T	1113
A	ST1200000000000	Florida	T	1120
A	ST1300000000000	Georgia	T	1334
A	ST1500000000000	Hawaii	T	1594
A	ST1600000000000	Idaho	T	1604
A	ST1700000000000	Illinois	T	1687
A	ST1800000000000	Indiana	T	1974
A	ST1900000000000	Iowa	T	2156
A	ST2000000000000	Kansas	T	2318
A	ST2100000000000	Kentucky	T	2466
A	ST2200000000000	Louisiana	T	2636
A	ST2300000000000	Maine	T	2742
A	ST2400000000000	Maryland	T	3284
A	ST2500000000000	Massachusetts	T	3333
A	ST2600000000000	Michigan	T	3713
A	ST2700000000000	Minnesota	T	3939
A	ST2800000000000	Mississippi	T	4114

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