Paul Overberg, USA TODAY

McCormick SRI: Going Deep with Census Demographic and Economic Data

Phoenix, June 17-18, 2011

LEHD: A Very Local Look at Who Works Where

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LEHD = Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics

Data from employer UI filings

Pooled state data, Census processing

Labor Dept. funding (ETA, EDA)

Where it comes from

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Quarterly filing: Worker name, age, gender, industry, earnings

Trackable worker ID

Added: census block of home, work

What data goes in

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What data goes in

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What data comes out Dynamics: quits, hires, layoffs

Cross-tabs by age, industry, earnings

Commuting flows

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What can be studied Workforce aging, turnover rates

Sectors: hot vs. not

Clusters: downtown, office park, etc.

Transit needs

Competitive stance of local industries5:10

Quarterly Workforce Indicators

On the Map

Others: Hot Reports, Industry Focus

Chief products

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Lags about a year

Synthetic data

Misses 5%: military, self-employed

Does not include Mass.*, N.H.

Caveats and cautions

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Quarterly Workforce Indicators:

lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/qwiapp.html

On the Map: lehdmap.did.census.gov/

Demonstration

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Demo Quarterly Workforce Indicators

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Demo “On The Map” app

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