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EMP National Scale

The Black Wealth Data Center draws on the [National Center for Education Statistics](https://nces.ed.gov/) (NCES) Digest of Education Statistics dataset for national-level employment data exploration. NCES is the premier dataset published in the United States for exploring education trends, such as graduation rates, income post-graduation, and post-graduation employment fields.  Where financial data is presented, it has been inflation-adjusted to 2021 dollars. The NCES pays specific attention to the success of the 25-34 age group, and as such, the BWDC highlights reporting for that target demographic. 


National Scale

EMP State Scale

Recognizing that the pandemic caused significant changes to many sectors, the Black Wealth Data Center offers users a chance to explore state-level employment data by demography for the most recent reporting period (2021) using data drawn from the Bureau of Labor Statistics [Local Area Unemployment](https://www.bls.gov/opub/geographic-profile/home.htm) datasets with rates calculated based on state-level population drawn from the [American Community Survey](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html) population reporting.

State Scale

EMP Local Scale

The dataset used for local-level data exploration is the [American Community Survey](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html) (ACS) dataset. The ACS is a dataset that provides information at a community level about employment, education, health, income, and infrastructure, among many other topics. The ACS provides measures of 1-year or 5-year estimates, and the Black Wealth Data Center uses 5-year estimates, which are considered the most reliable, and most appropriate for analyzing small populations. The ACS provides both reported numbers and estimate numbers, and the Black Wealth Data Center  uses both types of measures throughout the Education & Employment page, estimate values are denoted as such. All financial dollars have been inflation-adjusted to the year of the survey (e.g. ACS 2018 5-year values are shown in inflation-adjusted 2018 dollars.)

Data on wages and the number of establishments comes from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reports a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.

Local Scale

EMP National

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Table 502.30, 2021. 2021 is the most recent table publication year. Financial dollars are represented as constant 2020 dollars.
Descriptor words: national, median earnings, annual earnings, income, full time workers, job, occupation, salary, education, employment gap, nces, national center for education statistics

EMP-01

Median Annual Earnings for Full-Time Workers (25-34 year old) by Race/Ethnicity)

Data source: Black Wealth Data Center Calculations from Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, 2021. 2021 is the most recent table publication year. Information is not shown when there is insufficient data as determined by the dataset provider. Industry and sectors follow the 2018 Census occupational classification system.
Descriptor words: national, occupation, job, number of employees, industry, labor force statistics, bureau of labor statistics

EMP-02

Number of Employees per 100 People by Industry by Race/Ethnicity

Data source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey prepared by FRED, 2013 - 2022. Data will be updated regularly.
Descriptor words: national, employment population ratio, labor force participation, unemployment rate, economy, job rate, jobs, job status, bureau of labor statistics

EMP-03

Unemployment Rate for for Individuals by Race/Ethnicity

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EMP11

Demographic Data for Non-Profits

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EMP State

Data source: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Data. Data will be updated regularly. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on employment in the United States between 2020 and 2022 (present day) and government assistance programs were expanded as part of an emergency response, including unemployment insurance programs. This data has not been seasonally adjusted.
Descriptor words: state, unemployment weekly insurance claims, economy, dept of labor, department of labor, jobs

EMP-04

Rate of Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims

Data source: BWDC calculations from BLS, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2021. 
Descriptor words: state, unemployment, job leavers, job losers, job reentrants, new jobs, economy, labor force participation, bureau of labor statistics

EMP-05

Unemployed Persons per 100 by Reason for Unemployment by Race/Ethnicity

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EMP Local

Data source: US Census, American Community Survey 2022 five year estimates. 
Descriptor words: county, zipcode, zip code, median income, income, wage

EMP08

Median Income by Race/Ethnicity

Data Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Tags: Wages, Employment, Income, Establishments

EMP-09

Average Weekly Wages

Data Source: US Census, American Community Survey 2022. 2022 is the most recent year for five-year estimates. 
Descriptor words: county, zipcode, zip code, travel to work, commute, commuting, commute type, carpool, carpooling, public transportation travel, travel times to work, commute length, acs, american community survey

EMP-06

Most Frequent Travel Times to Work and Type of Commute 

Data source: US Census, American Community Survey 2022 five year estimates. 
Descriptor words: county, zipcode, zip code, health insurance, health, wellbeing, safety net, private health insurance, government insurance, health care, healthcare, aca, affordable care, out of pocket payment

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