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BLS_Monthly_Unemployment_Current_14_Months (FeatureServer)

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Service Description: BLS

Service ItemId: 98664165ec564a82a1f4480289bae7dc

Has Versioned Data: false

Max Record Count: 2000

Supported query Formats: JSON

Supports applyEdits with GlobalIds: False

Supports Shared Templates: False

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Description:
This layer contains the most current 14 months of unemployment statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The data is offered at the nationwide, state, and county geography levels. Puerto Rico is included. These are not seasonally adjusted values. 

The layer is updated monthly with the newest unemployment statistics available from BLS. There are attributes in the layer that specify which month is associated to each statistic. 

Most current month: May 2020 (preliminary values at the county level)

The attributes included for each month are:
Data obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
Data downloaded: October 20, 2020
Local Area Unemployment Statistics table download: https://www.bls.gov/lau/#tables
Local Area Unemployment FTP downloads:
Data Notes:
  • This layer is updated automatically when the BLS releases their most current monthly statistics. The layer always contains the most recent estimates. It is updated within days of the BLS's county release schedule. BLS releases their county statistics roughly 2 months after-the-fact. 
  • The data is joined to 2019 TIGER boundaries from the U.S. Census Bureau.
  • Monthly values are subject to revision over time.

To better understand the different labor force statistics included in this map, see the diagram below from BLS:



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Spatial Reference: 102100 (3857)

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Units: esriMeters

Child Resources:   Info

Supported Operations:   Query   ConvertFormat   Get Estimates   Create Replica