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Local Unemployment Data

The state and local True Rate of Unemployment

True Rate of Unemployment
The TRU, as defined by LISEP, measures the percentage of the U.S. labor force that is functionally unemployed. Using data compiled by the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the True Rate of Unemployment tracks the percentage of the U.S. labor force that does not have a full-time job (35+ hours a week) but wants one, has no job, or does not earn a living wage, conservatively pegged at $25,000 annually before taxes.
TRU Out of the Population
The TRU Out of the Population measures the percentage of people in the whole U.S. population that is functionally unemployed. Using data compiled by the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the True Rate of Unemployment Out of the Population tracks the percentage of the U.S. labor force that does not have a full-time job (35+ hours a week) but wants one, has no job, or does not earn a living wage, conservatively pegged at $25,000 annually before taxes.
True
Rate of Unemployment
LISEP has calculated the TRU and TRU Out of the Population for many U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)* as well as for the 50 states. TRU for MSAs and states provides a deeper understanding of local labor market conditions than headline statistics.
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The census defines an MSA as “a core area containing a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core.” To be considered an MSA, the main city must have a population of 50,000 and the total MSA must have 100,000. For many smaller MSAs, the sample size is not large enough to produce a robust estimate of the TRU. LISEP was not able to calculate these MSAs due to sample size.
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
Albany, GA
Albany-Lebanon, OR
Alexandria, LA
Altoona, PA
Ames, IA
Anchorage, AK
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Arecibo, PR
Bay City, MI
Beckley, WV
Bellingham, WA
Bismarck, ND
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Brunswick, GA
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Carson City, NV
Casper, WY
Cheyenne, WY
Columbia, MO
Columbus, IN
Corvallis, OR
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Cumberland, MD-WV
Dalton, GA
Danville, IL
Decatur, AL
Decatur, IL
Dothan, AL
Dubuque, IA
Duluth, MN-WI
Eau Claire, WI
El Centro, CA
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
Elmira, NY
Enid, OK
Fairbanks, AK
Flagstaff, AZ
Fond du Lac, WI
Gadsden, AL
Gettysburg, PA
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Grand Island, NE
Grand Junction, CO
Grants Pass, OR
Great Falls, MT
Guayama, PR
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Hammond, LA
Harrisonburg, VA
Hattiesburg, MS
Hinesville, GA
Homosassa Springs, FL
Hot Springs, AR
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
Ithaca, NY
Jackson, TN
Jefferson City, MO
Jonesboro, AR
Joplin, MO
Kankakee, IL
Kingston, NY
Kokomo, IN
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Lawrence, KS
Lawton, OK
Lebanon, PA
Lewiston, ID-WA
Lima, OH
Lincoln, NE
Logan, UT-ID
Longview, WA
Lynchburg, VA
Madera, CA
Manhattan, KS
Mankato, MN
Mansfield, OH
Mayagüez, PR
Merced, CA
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Midland, MI
Midland, TX
Missoula, MT
Morristown, TN
Muncie, IN
Napa, CA
New Bern, NC
Ocean City, NJ
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
Owensboro, KY
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
Pittsfield, MA
Pocatello, ID
Ponce, PR
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
Pueblo, CO
Punta Gorda, FL
Rapid City, SD
Reno, NV
Rochester, MN
Rocky Mount, NC
Rome, GA
St. Cloud, MN
St. Joseph, MO-KS
San Angelo, TX
San Germán, PR
San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Sebring-Avon Park, FL
Sheboygan, WI
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Springfield, OH
State College, PA
Staunton, VA
Sumter, SC
Texarkana, TX-AR
The Villages, FL
Tuscaloosa, AL
Twin Falls, ID
Valdosta, GA
Victoria, TX
Walla Walla, WA
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Wenatchee, WA
Wheeling, WV-OH
Wilmington, NC
Yakima, WA
Yauco, PR
Yuba City, CA

By MSA

2023
TRU for MSAs
Select any MSA to see its
True Rate of Unemployment.
The percentage of the labor force seeking but unable to find a full-time job (35+ hours a week), is unemployed, or is employed in a position earning less than a living wage, conservatively pegged at $25,000 annually before taxes.
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2023
TRU Out of the Population for MSAs
Select any MSA to see its True Rate of Unemployment Out of the Population.
The percentage of the whole population (age 16 and older) that is seeking, but unable to find full-time work that pays a living wage, conservatively pegged at $25,000 annually before taxes.
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By STATE

2023
TRU for States
Select any state to see its
True Rate of Unemployment.
The percentage of the labor force seeking but unable to find a full-time job (35+ hours a week), is unemployed, or is employed in a position earning less than a living wage, conservatively pegged at $25,000 annually before taxes.
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2023
TRU Out of the Population for States
Select any state to see its True Rate of Unemployment Out of the Population.
The percentage of the whole population (age 16 and older) that is seeking, but unable to find full-time work that pays a living wage, conservatively pegged at $25,000 annually before taxes.
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