longitudinal employer household dynamics - paul overberg

Steve Doig, Arizona State

Paul Overberg, USA TODAY

Philadelphia

Jan. 31, 2011

LEHD: A Very Local Look at Who Works Where

LEHD = Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics

Data from employer UI filings

Pooled state data, Census processing

Labor Dept. funding (ETA, EDA)

Where it comes from

Quarterly filing: Worker name, age, gender, industry, earnings

Census block of worker’s home, work establishment

Trackable worker ID

What data goes in

What data goes in

What data comes out Dynamics: quits, hires, layoffs

Cross-tabs by age, industry, earnings

Commuting flows

Location quotient analysis

Shift-share analysis

What can be studied Workforce aging, turnover rates

Clusters: downtown, etc.

Glass ceiling

Transit needs

Competitive stance: Location quotient and shift-share

Quarterly Workforce Indicators

On the Map

Others: Hot Reports, Industry Focus

Chief data products

Lags about a year

Synthetic data

Misses 5%: military, self-employed

Does not include Mass.*, N.H.

Caveats and cautions

QWI Online

QWI Online

QWI Online

Quarterly Workforce Indicators:

lehd.did.census.gov/led/datatools/qwiapp.html

On the Map: lehdmap.did.census.gov/

Demonstration