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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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LAUS Methods Overview
An in-depth guide on how we create estimates and the concepts we measure.
The LAUS program produces estimates for more than 7,600 areas. Learn more about our geography.
An overview of our estimation methodologies for different levels of geography.
Information on data revisions and methodology changes, seasonal adjustment, differences between data series, and more.