Employment
The U.S. Census Bureau collects data that measure the state of the nation's workforce, including employment and unemployment levels, as well as weeks and hours worked.Â
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News
Earth Science Week: October 10-16, 2021
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated there were about 10.2M civilians age 16 years and over employed in computer, engineering, and science occupations.
Fire Prevention Week: October 3-9, 2021
The 2019 American Community Survey estimates there were about 370,000 civilians employed full-time as firefighters, fire inspectors, and supervisors in the U.S.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2021
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated that among noninstitutionalized civilians with a disability in the U.S., 7.9M are employed and 0.9M are unemployed.
Data
QWI Explorer
Provides detailed demographics; geographic (state, county, and metro/micro areas); ownership information; industry information, and recent and historical data.
OnTheMap
An online mapping and reporting application showing where workers are employed and where they live with companion reports on worker characteristics.
OnTheMap for Emergency Management
A public data tool providing an intuitive web-based interface for accessing U.S. population and workforce statistics, for areas affected by natural disasters.
Publications
Childless Older Americans: 2018
One in six older Americans are childless. As older people living alone increase, questions arise about the well-being and supports for older childless adults.
Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll Summary Report: 2020
Annual Survey of Public Pensions: Summary Report: 2020
The 2019 Annual Survey of Public Pensions provides data on membership, assets, revenues, and expenditures of defined benefit pension plans.
Working Papers
Justice-involved Individuals in the Labor Market since the Great Recession
This paper examines how individuals convicted of a felony or released from prison have fared in the labor market since the Great Recession.
Evaluating Wealth Data in Wave 4 of the Redesigned 2014 SIPP
This paper supports the careful use of SIPP data by researchers by examining how changes to the 2014 SIPP affected wealth data quality over the Panel.
Student Debt Discourages Young Workers from Becoming Self-Employed
This paper examines the relationship between student debt and self-employment for young adults using the SIPP and Administrative Records.
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