Labor JSON File
From the CORGIS Dataset Project
By Austin Cory Bart acbart@vt.edu
Version 2.0.0, created 3/11/2016
Tags: labor, race, age, sex, gender, america, usa, census, employed, unemployed, employability, job, work, civilian, black, white, asian, government
Overview
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.
http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm
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Key Descriptions
| Key | List of... | Comment | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time.Month | Integer | $MISSING_FIELD | 1 |
| Time.Month Name | String | $MISSING_FIELD | "January" |
| Time.Year | Integer | $MISSING_FIELD | 1972 |
| Data.Civilian Noninstitutional Population.Asian | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Civilian Noninstitutional Population.Black or African American | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 14332.0 |
| Data.Civilian Noninstitutional Population.White | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 126749.0 |
| Data.Not In Labor Force.Asian | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Not In Labor Force.Black or African American | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 5998.0 |
| Data.Not In Labor Force.White | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Asian.Counts | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Asian.Participation Rate | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Employed.Asian.Counts | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Employed.Asian.Unemployment Rate | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.Asian.Counts | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.Asian.Unemployment Rate | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 0.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Black or African American.Counts.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 8334.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Black or African American.Counts.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 4180.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Black or African American.Counts.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 3498.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Black or African American.Participation Rate.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 58.1 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Black or African American.Participation Rate.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 76.2 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.Black or African American.Participation Rate.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 50.9 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.White.Counts.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 75608.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.White.Counts.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 43514.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.White.Counts.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 25728.0 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.White.Participation Rate.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 59.7 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.White.Participation Rate.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 81.7 |
| Data.Civilian Labor Force.White.Participation Rate.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 42.7 |
| Data.Employed.Black or African American.Counts.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 7367.0 |
| Data.Employed.Black or African American.Counts.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 3802.0 |
| Data.Employed.Black or African American.Counts.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 3156.0 |
| Data.Employed.Black or African American.Employment-Population Ratio.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 51.4 |
| Data.Employed.Black or African American.Employment-Population Ratio.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 69.3 |
| Data.Employed.Black or African American.Employment-Population Ratio.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 45.9 |
| Data.Employed.White.Counts.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 71169.0 |
| Data.Employed.White.Counts.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 41418.0 |
| Data.Employed.White.Counts.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 24403.0 |
| Data.Employed.White.Employment-Population Ratio.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 56.1 |
| Data.Employed.White.Employment-Population Ratio.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 77.7 |
| Data.Employed.White.Employment-Population Ratio.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 40.5 |
| Data.Unemployed.Black or African American.Counts.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 967.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.Black or African American.Counts.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 378.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.Black or African American.Counts.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 343.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.Black or African American.Unemployment Rate.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 11.6 |
| Data.Unemployed.Black or African American.Unemployment Rate.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 9.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.Black or African American.Unemployment Rate.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 9.8 |
| Data.Unemployed.White.Counts.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 4439.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.White.Counts.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 2096.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.White.Counts.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 1325.0 |
| Data.Unemployed.White.Unemployment Rate.All | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 5.9 |
| Data.Unemployed.White.Unemployment Rate.Men | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 4.8 |
| Data.Unemployed.White.Unemployment Rate.Women | Float | $MISSING_FIELD | 5.1 |