BLS Local Data for Android

11 things about BLS Local Data

1. Find the latest available data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on unemployment rates and employment by industry and occupation for states, metro areas, and counties.

2. National unemployment rate from the Current Population Survey (CPS), plus state, metro area, and county unemployment rates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.

3. National, state, and metro area employment and wages by occupation from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program.

4. National, state, and metro area employment by industry from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

5. Compare your local labor market to other counties, metro areas, and states, and see how your state or county compares to national levels.

6. County employment and wages by industry from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program.

7. Use this app as a starting point to understand employment and wage conditions in your local labor market.

8. Compare local employment and wage levels for private businesses and government.

9. Search by area name, zip code, or use your GPS location, and drill down or up to get comparable data for different geographic levels.

10. Look at rates of change in employment or wages over the year.

11. Both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data are presented where available.