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.
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STATS FOR STORIES | AUGUST 09, 2018
*Special Edition* Fires in California: August 2018
Cal Fire says the Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest in state history. Mendocino County has a population estimate of 88,018 and 41,107 housing units.
STATS FOR STORIES | JULY 28, 2018
SFS: National Dance Day: July 28, 2018
The 2016 County Business Patterns found 724 dance companies in the U.S. with 10,479 paid employees, up from 620 companies with 9,326 employees in 2006.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 23, 2018
Detailed Occupation and Education Table Package Now Available
This is the first release of the table package showing detailed occupation and education for people age 25 and older.
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
PUBLICATION | OCTOBER 2017
Common Pay Patterns and Extra Earnings: 2013
This brief examines the different types of pay received during 2013: wage and salary and extra earnings (commission, tips, overtime, and bonus payments).
PUBLICATION | AUGUST 30, 2017
Characteristics of Female Veterans-A View Across Age-Cohorts: 2015
This report examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of female veterans ages 18 to 64 years compared with nonveteran women.
PUBLICATION | JULY 27, 2017
Annual Survey of Public Pensions: Summary Report: 2016
The 2016 Annual Survey of Public Pensions provides data on membership, assets, revenues, and expenditures of defined benefit pension plans.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | JULY 2018
Gender, Work Context and Nonstandard Work Schedules Among Parents
This paper uses SIPP 2014 to analyze parents working a nonstandard schedule.
WORKING PAPER | JUNE 06, 2018
How husbands and wives report their earnings when she earns more
This paper compares the earnings reported for husbands and wives in the CPS with their “true” earnings from administrative income-tax records.
WORKING PAPER | APRIL 26, 2018
Unpacking Earnings of the Foreign-Born Workforce