Dataset
State labor force, employment and unemployment (LAUS, seasonally adjusted)
bls.laus.states
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About
Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico and their metropolitan divisions, monthly since 1976: labor force, employment, unemployment, the unemployment rate, the employment-population ratio and the participation rate. A series id reads LASST<FIPS>0000000000<measure>: measure 03 is the unemployment rate, 04 unemployment, 05 employment, 06 labor force, 07 the employment-population ratio, 08 the participation rate. The file holds 310 series.
Cite as: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, State labor force, employment and unemployment (LAUS, seasonally adjusted), la.data.3.AllStatesS.
- Publisher
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Tier
- OfficialVerified
- Covers
- 1976–now
- Places
- United States
- Updated
- monthly
- Last modified
- 2026-10-28
- Units
- persons for levels, percent for rates
- License
- U.S. Government Work (public domain)
- Method
- https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/lau/
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| series_id | text | the BLS series id |
| series_title | text | what the series measures, from the survey's series file |
| seasonal | text | S for seasonally adjusted, U for not |
| year | integer | |
| period | text | M01 to M12 a month, M13 an annual average, Q a quarter, S a half |
| date | date | the first day of the period; empty for an annual average |
| value | number | |
| footnote_codes | text | BLS footnote codes, such as P for preliminary |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| series | LASST010000000000003 Unemployment Rate: Alabama (S), LASST010000000000004 Unemployment: Alabama (S), LASST010000000000005 Employment: Alabama (S), LASST010000000000006 Labor Force: Alabama (S), LASST010000000000007 Employment-Population Ratio: Alabama (S), LASST010000000000008 Labor Force Participation Rate: Alabama (S), LASST020000000000003 Unemployment Rate: Alaska (S), LASST020000000000004 Unemployment: Alaska (S), LASST020000000000005 Employment: Alaska (S), LASST020000000000006 Labor Force: Alaska (S), LASST020000000000007 Employment-Population Ratio: Alaska (S), LASST020000000000008 Labor Force Participation Rate: Alaska (S) … |
| year |