Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Overview
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Average Prices (AP), Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings (SAE), and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) reports.
Topics covered:
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) provides monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for states and localities
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) offers insights into labor demand and turnover rates, including data on job openings, hires, and separations
State and Metro Employment (SAE) delivers employment and wage data across various industries at state and metropolitan levels
Average Prices (AP) includes average prices of selected items (e.g. bread, eggs, electricity)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) is s a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and service
Employment Situation Summary (non-farm payroll)
Key Attributes
Geographic Coverage | United States |
Entity Level | Employment: Census Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA), City, County, Census Metropolitan Division, State, Country Prices: Census Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA), Country |
Time Granularity | Employment: Monthly, Annual Prices: Monthly, Semi-Annual, Annual |
Release Frequency | Each timeseries is subject to its own release calendar available on the BLS website |
History | Employment: January 31, 1939 Prices: January 13, 1913 |
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Notes
EAV Model: All Cybersyn products follow the EAV (entity, attributes, value) model with a unified schema. Entities are tangible objects (e.g. geography, company) that Cybersyn provides data on. All timeseries' dates and values that refer to the entity are included in a timeseries table. Descriptors of the timeseries are included in an attributes table. Data is joinable across all Cybersyn products that have a GEO_ID
. Refer to Cybersyn Concepts for more details.
Restatements: Timeseries
tables, by default, contain the latest published version of all releases. In the future, we will maintain point-in-time pre-restatement values.
Tables & Sources
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Cybersyn Products
Tables above are available in the following Cybersyn data products:
Examples & Sample Queries
Average price paid for a typical basket of goods purchased at a convenience store
Create a time series of the average price paid for bananas, soft drinks, and ice cream nationwide starting in 2021.
Compare the trends of NYC metro area employment by industry
Track the total count of employees in the finance industry in New York over time. Observe trends from the dot-com bubble, global financial crisis, and Covid-19 pandemic.
Disclaimers
The data in this product is sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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