This table contains the employer data from the Workforce Information Database Employer Database. Contents are furnished by a private contractor and use of the data in the Employer Database is subject to the terms and agreements the found in the contract signed by the states and the Employer Database supplier.
Data Sources
National
State/Local
Notes
Source
vendor
Data is released at the state level from the vendor once or twice a year. It can be arranged to download it from the vendor and a disk is sent to state LMI offices.
CareerOneStop receives the data through the same contract as states. They have produced a search tool and embeddable widget that meets contract requirements that states can link to or insert on their own websites.
WID Version?
N/A
N/A
The download from the vendor is similar to EMPDB structure.
Table Format
There were some values in the most recent release that violated foreign keys. The vendor put out this to explain the difference.
Links to the table description in the current structure document. Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).
The primary data source of this table is the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program, a BLS-state partnership for collecting data at the occupational level.
OES data is published annually from a 3-year overlapping sample. For this reason, changes in occupational coding can complicate loads into the database.
LEWIS
These are for editing and controlled access by LMI Analysts. State-level data can also be aggregated to state-specific regional combinations, as well extracts created for analysis.
Links to the table description in the current structure document. Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).
National Projections are a BLS program and State and Local Projections are an ETA program conducted in partnership with states. National projections are produced every two years while the areas and frequency of state-level estimates is more variable.
Although data is produced for industries and occupations and combined into a single table for the purposes of the WID, the BLS presents them as separate programs. Analysis and documentation may not apply to both industry and occupational projections.
Projections Central
Projections Suite
These are for editing and controlled access by LMI Analysts. State-level data is available for download as completed.
This comes from publicly available BLS data and will be available shortly after the official publication date/time.
Table Format
In version 2.8 field titles were lengthened and an ownership field was added to inddir to help crosswalk the industries that are unique to projections. With version 2.7, data fields were added to reflect changes in methodology. Fields that no longer have historically consistent meaning or are no longer available were left in the table structure to preserve historic data but are meant to be left NULL with new imports.
Links to the table description in the current structure document. Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).
The National Unemployment Rate and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) is a BLS program produced as a state and federal partnership. These are monthly unemployment numbers produced for the US, states, counties, large cities, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).
LAUS has a variety of small areas available, including a state option to publish cities that don’t meet the national thresholds and regional variations in types of areas. State and MSA data will be published by the BLS later than National Data.
STARS
LAUSToo
These are for editing and controlled access by LMI Analysts. State-level data is available for download before official BLS publication.
This comes from publicly available BLS data and will be available shortly after the official publication date/time.
Table Format
With version 2.7, data fields were added for Labor Force Participation Rates (LFPR) and Employment to Population Ratio (EPR). These variables are available nationally and at the state level through STARS. Because they’re not posted publicly by the BLS at the state level the national download file has been updated to reflect the new table format, but the states data file has not (new LFPR and EPR fields can be left as NULL).
Links to the table description in the current structure document. Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).
Current Employment Statistics (CES) is a BLS program produced as a state and federal partnership. These are monthly employment numbers at the National, State, and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) levels.
The only sub-state data available is for MSAs and can be downloaded with the state data. State and MSA data will be published by the BLS later than National Data.
ACESWeb
This is for editing and controlled access by LMI Analysts. State-level data is available for download before official BLS publication.
With version 2.5, data fields were reconfigured to reflect the availability of data for All Workers (prior to the change, CES data was produced for Production Workers only)
Links to the table description in the current structure document. Note: Page anchors do not work in Microsoft Edge (the default browser for some states).
