Unemployment
The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Data (ACS) unemployment estimates are visualized in this dashboard. The ACS is an ongoing survey with data published annually, covering a wide range of social, economic, housing, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. The five-year estimates are available for a broad range of geographies, including the nation, states, counties, towns/cities, all congressional districts, metropolitan statistical areas, and block groups.
Because the ACS is a survey, all estimates carry a margin of error. Figures shown in this dashboard are estimates, not exact counts, and should be interpreted with that in mind. Margins of error tend to be larger for smaller geographic areas and smaller population subgroups. Users who need the full uncertainty information, including published margins of error, can access the source data directly through the U.S. Census Bureau's website: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-5year.html.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Data (ACS)
Filtering Data
Hovering over a locality, CSB, or region on the map, or over a data point on a graph will highlight exact data values. Select a locality, CSB, or region using the dropdown menu to filter the data to that location. Don't want to see everything? Use filters to select data from certain years and demographic subgroups.
Downloading Data
The download button at the bottom right of each dashboard allows you to download a PDF or image of the current dashboard view. At the top of each tab, you will also see an information icon. Hover over the icon to read more about the data sources and links to access the raw data, if available.
Data Considerations
Data suppression criteria follows the criteria provided by the data source. Suppression criteria may vary across data sources and is used to maintain confidentiality.
Many data tabs include the option to view data as a count and as a rate. Count data is useful in looking at the total quantity of an event but may be influenced by the size of the underlying population. A rate means that the data was standardized to a common denominator and can be compared across geographic or demographic groups.