CPS Zones

The US labor market in 70 zones

A custom geography that splits the country into 70 zones (metro cores, state balances, and combined regions), built on a ZONE variable derived from Current Population Survey microdata. Choose an indicator, switch the time period, and click any zone for its full profile.

Unemployment rate

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Sources: CPS, ACS, BEA, QCEW, FHFA, IRS & county election returns, aggregated to the 70 CPS ZONEs (ERA3). Vintage varies by indicator; the period selector sets the era.