Unemployment Models At Six Months

by | Sep 10, 2020 | Unemployment Data

For at least a decade, the AGS labor force models have been fairly stable in terms of data sources and techniques, using a combination of the annual American Community Survey (ACS) block group data and the monthly unemployment updates for states and large metropolitan...

Unemployment Data Now Available for Download

by | Apr 9, 2020 | Unemployment Data

A few weeks ago, in a blog post entitled Flattening the Economy, we looked at the likely effects of the COVID-19 shutdown on unemployment in several major cities. In the two weeks since then, those seeking unemployment insurance in the U.S. hit 10 million claims and...