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Definitions of Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Areatypes
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RD |
Region and Division |
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These are the four regions and the
nine divisions of the U.S. defined by the Census Bureau. Each
consists of a group of states, with the (larger) regions composed of
(smaller) divisions. Region and division
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ST |
State |
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This includes all states, the District
of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, sorted by code in our query tools. The
first two numerics of the LAUS area code are the state Federal
Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code, except for Puerto
Rico, where the numeric string is "43." For example, the LAUS code
for Alabama is ST010000. State FIPS
codes. |
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MT |
Metropolitan Area |
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This includes Metropolitan Statistical
Areas and Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs).
These areas, designated by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), contain an urbanized area of at least 50,000 population. In
our query tools, they are sorted alphabetically by name within each
state. The first two numerics of the LAUS area code are the state FIPS
code, and the last four digits correspond to the first four digits of
the OMB code (with the fifth digit being "0"). For example, the LAUS
code for the Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area is
MT081974. More
metropolitan area information. |
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DV |
Metropolitan Division |
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This includes Metropolitan Divisions
and NECTA Divisions, also designated by OMB. In general, these areas
are subdivisions of metropolitan areas with a core population of at
least 2.5 million. They are also sorted alphabetically in our query
tools by name within each state. The first two numerics of the LAUS area
code are the state FIPS code, and the last four digits are the first
four digits of the OMB code (with the fifth digit being "4"). For
example, the LAUS code for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
Metropolitan Division is DV063108. More metropolitan
division information. |
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MC |
Micropolitan Area |
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This includes Micropolitan Statistical
Areas and Micropolitan NECTAs. Also designated by OMB, these
areas have an urban cluster with a population between 10,000 and
49,999. They too are sorted in our query tools by name within each
state. The first two numerics of the LAUS area code are the state FIPS
code, and the last four digits are the first four digits of the OMB
code (with the fifth digit being "0"). For example, the LAUS code
for the Carbondale, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area is MC171606. More micropolitan
area information. |
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CA |
Combined Area |
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A combined area comprises two or more
metropolitan and/or micropolitan areas. Each component entity also
maintains its own designation. These areas, designated by OMB, are
sorted by name within the each state for the purpose of our query
tools. The first two numerics of the LAUS area code are the State FIPS
code, and the next three numerics are the OMB code. (In each combined
area code, the placeholder "0" is the last digit.) For example, the
LAUS code for the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Combined Statistical Area is
CA482060. |
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PA |
Program Agent |
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This includes many counties and cities
that during the 1970s had a population of at least 50,000 but less
than 100,000. (See the note below on CETA.) In our query tools, these areas are sorted
alphabetically by state and within state along with other counties or
cities. The first two numerics of the LAUS area code are the state
FIPS code. For example, the code for Ontario County, NY, is PA362250. |
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PS |
Prime Sponsor |
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This includes many counties and cities
that during the 1970s had a population of at least 100,000. (See the
note below on CETA.) These areas are sorted alphabetically by state
and within state along with other cities or counties in our query tools. The first two
numerics of the LAUS area code are the state FIPS code. For example,
the code for Delaware County, PA, is PS420300. |
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CN |
County |
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This includes counties and county
equivalents (independent cities, parishes, municipios, etc.) that
are not coded PA or PS. In our query tools, these areas are sorted alphabetically by
state and within state, with independent cities listed after the
counties within the same state. The first two numerics of the LAUS area
code are the state FIPS code, and the next three digits are the
county FIPS code. For example, the code for Austin County, TX, is
CN480150. |
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CT |
City |
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This includes cities not included
under PA or PS that, at some time since the 1980s, have had a
population of at least 25,000. This also includes all cities and
towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island not coded as
PA, PS, or CC. In our query tools, these areas are sorted alphabetically by state and
within state. The first two digits of the LAUS area code are
the state FIPS code. For example, the area code for Jefferson City,
MO, is CT290250. |
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CC |
Consortium Component (under
CETA) |
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Part of a CETA administrative
consortium. (See the note below on CETA.) This includes some cities
and towns in Massachusetts and some cities in Texas. |
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- ME
- NH
- VT
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- Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont cities and towns
(respectively) |
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These include cities and towns below
25,000 population in the three northern New England states.
In our query tools, these areas are sorted by name within the state.
The first two numerics of the LAUS code are the state FIPS code.
For example, the area code for Abbot town, ME, is ME230455. |
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PT |
Part of a City |
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This includes parts of cities that
cross county boundaries; that is, the part of a city within a
particular county. In our query tools, these areas are sorted
alphabetically by state and within state. The first two numerics of
the LAUS area code are the state FIPS code. For example, the area code
for Atlanta city, DeKalb County part, GA, is PT130062. The next three digits
typically match the same digits in the code for the full city. |
IM |
Intrastate Part of an Interstate
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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This includes multi-entity intrastate
parts of interstate metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan
NECTAs. These areas are sorted in our query tools by
name within each state. The first two numerics of the LAUS area code are
the state FIPS code, and the last four digits are the first four
digits of the OMB code (with the last digit being "0"). For example,
the area code for the Wisconsin portion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington,
MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area is IM553346. |
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ID |
Intrastate Part of an Interstate
Metropolitan Division |
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This includes multi-entity intrastate
parts of interstate metropolitan divisions and NECTA divisions. These
areas also are sorted in our query tools by name within each state.
The first two numerics of the LAUS area code are the state FIPS code,
and the last four digits are the first four digits of the OMB code
(with the last digit being "4"). For example, the area code for the Maryland
portion of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Metropolitan Division is ID244789. |
SA |
Multi-County Small Labor Market
Area |
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These areas are economically
integrated geographic areas in which individuals can reside and find
employment without changing their place of residence and located
outside a metropolitan or micropolitan area. They are sorted in our query tools
alphabetically by state and within the state. The first
two numerics of the LAUS area code are the state FIPS code. For example,
the area code for the Dewey-Zieback, SD Labor Market Area is
SA460010. |
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BS |
Balance of State |
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There are eight balance of state
areas: the Balance of California—the state less the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division; the Balance of
Florida—the state less the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan
Division; the Balance of Illinois—the state less the
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan Division; The Balance of
Louisiana—the state less the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
Metropolitan Statistical Area; the Balance of Michigan—the state
less the Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area; the
Balance of New York—the state less New York city; the Balance of
Ohio—the state less the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan
Statistical Area; and the Balance of Washington—the state less the
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Metropolitan Division. The first two
numerics of the area code are the state FIPS code, while the last
four numerics are "0100." For example, the area code for the Balance
of Illinois is BS170100.
Note: CETA is the (now defunct) Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act of 1973, which was used in originally establishing the
LAUS coding structure.
The state code used within the LAUS code for Puerto Rico
is "43," though the official FIPS code is "72."
Relationship
between Common Geopolitical Terms and LAUS
Codes
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Last Modified Date: April 26, 2005
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