Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment
from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program

Unemployment Rates

Area	Oct'09	Sep'09	Oct'08
Ohio	10.5%	10.1%	6.9%
Ohio not seasonally adjusted	10.0%	9.7%	6.6%
U.S.	10.2%	9.8%	6.6%
U.S. not seasonally adjusted	9.5%	9.5%	6.1%

Publications present current and historical civilian labor force data. Estimated labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rates are available for the United States, Ohio, metropolitan areas, counties and selected Ohio cities.

• Current Labor Force Estimates - The most recent available month's labor force data for Ohio, each county and some major cities. Includes estimated labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rates. A press release and the most recent unemployment rate map are available. Press Release Dates lists reference months and their scheduled release dates.
• Historical Civilian Labor Force Estimates - An interactive page providing current and historical monthly and annual average labor force data for the United States, Ohio, metropolitan areas, counties and selected Ohio cities.
• Annual Data in pdf. Note: Adobe® Reader® is used to view portable document format (pdf) files and is available free at Download Adobe® Reader®.
  • 2008 Civilian Labor Force Estimates with Unemployment Rate Map
  • 2008 Ranking Report: Unemployment Rates by County from Highest to Lowest
  • 2007 Civilian Labor Force Estimates with Unemployment Rate Map
  • 2007 Ranking Report: Unemployment Rates by County from Highest to Lowest
• Labor Surplus Areas - Narrative and map depicting areas of surplus labor for federal procurement contracts. The U.S. Department of Labor designates labor surplus areas for states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
  • Information on the Prior Labor Surplus Areas is available for comparison.
• Concepts & Methodology offers a non-technical explanation of terms and procedures used to develop local area employment and unemployment statistics at the national, state and local levels.
• About Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment... provides technical information on labor force data.

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About Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment...

Data Source

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) is a federal-state program that gathers data on labor force, employment and unemployment at the state and sub-state levels. Concepts and Methodology offers a non-technical explanation of terms and procedures used to develop local area employment and unemployment statistics at the national, state and local levels.

Level of Detail

Total labor force, employment, unemployment and unemployment rates.

Frequency

Monthly estimates are generally available near the end of month following month of reference. Annual Averages are published mid-year following the benchmark period.

Time Period Covered

Monthly and annual averages.

Geographic Areas

Civilian Labor Force Estimates are prepared for the United States, Ohio, Ohio counties and cities with populations of 25,000 or more, and Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

Labor force data for major metropolitan areas are also available in the Labor Market Review.

Uses

General indicator of economic conditions, economic research, plant location and fund allocation.

Limitations

National estimates are based on a monthly survey of approximately 50,000 households. State estimates are time-series model estimates. County estimates are based on a building block method with estimates adjusted to add to state totals. Seasonally adjusted data are available only for the state and the nation.

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