Dataset guide · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Separate unemployment rate, employment-to-population ratio and labor-force participation. Verify whether a series is seasonally adjusted and whether race groups include Hispanic respondents.
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Race and Hispanic ethnicity overlap and should not be added as mutually exclusive categories. Small subgroups and classification changes can limit trends.
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