Local Area Unemployment Statistics


Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program provides monthly estimates of the labor force, resident employment, unemployment and the unemployment rate for the state and sub-state areas.  The data is derived from the Current Population Survey, a monthly household survey.

Questions and Answers on the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program Redesign for 2005

Technical Information on the Redesign Models (pdf)

National LAUS: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics program.

 

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Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Labor Market Information
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920-4407
Sandra M. Powell, Director

Phone: (401) 462-8740
Fax: (401) 462-8766
TDD: (401) 462-8006
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