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Job Change Total Permits Annual

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Name
BLS_QCEW_JobChange_BPS_TotalPermits_Annual.csv
Label
Job Change Total Permits Annual
Description
Net employment is calculated as the year-over-year change in annual employment totals across all industries in public and private sectors. Total housing unit permits are from the final annual data compiled by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) Building Permits Survey (BPS) database.
Provider
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS)
Attribution
Employment data come from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Permit data come from the Building Permits Survey (BPS), US Census Bureau, accessed via the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS).
Format
tidy_geo
Origin
s3
Status
ready
Enabled
yes

Used by reports

  • Understanding the housing market — This report explores the housing market in detail—identifying how supply and demand conditions affect rental affordability and access to homeownership.