A dataset containing monthly unemployment rates from 2000 to 2025 for Maryland, Baltimore city, and all counties in the state. The data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
Format
A data frame with 7800 rows and 3 variables:
- name
Character. The name of the location.
- date
Date. The month for which unemployment is reported.
- rate
Numeric. The reported unemployment rate.
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics via API with the cwi package. https://www.bls.gov/lau/
Examples
head(unemployment)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 3
#> name date rate
#> <chr> <date> <dbl>
#> 1 Maryland 2000-01-01 0.036
#> 2 Allegany County 2000-01-01 0.068
#> 3 Anne Arundel County 2000-01-01 0.031
#> 4 Baltimore County 2000-01-01 0.036
#> 5 Calvert County 2000-01-01 0.031
#> 6 Caroline County 2000-01-01 0.037