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Resources by Topic: Employment and unemployment

ARC Data Report Tool
Provides socioeconomic data on Appalachian states and counties from national public datasets. Covers topics including population, poverty, income, unemployment, and education, among others. Compares county-level, regional, and national data.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Kansas State Data Center
Provides economic data for the state of Kansas as well as by county. Includes population, income, labor force, and employment data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Minnesota Unemployment Statistics LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) Data Tool
A tool that allows the user to search Minnesota unemployment data by county, city, metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical area, workforce service area, economic development region, or planning area. Includes access to national unemployment data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
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Indiana Registered Nurse Workforce Dashboards
An interactive dashboard that provides data on Indiana's nursing workforce, including overall workforce trends, county-level and rural versus urban supply trends, demographic information, education, employment, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Oklahoma Treatment Admission Based Dashboard
Dashboard of substance use treatment data for Oklahoma. Includes demographic, employment, disability status, and more. Data available at the county level. To apply filters, select the round arrow icon in the top right corner of the page.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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Uninsured Rates, Behavior, and Mental Health
Offers user access to state and county specific data comparing the uninsured population rate with poor mental health, excessive drinking, unemployment, and household income.
Additional links: Uninsured Rates Behavior and Mental Health 2022 Excel file, Uninsured Rates, Behavior, and Mental Health Tutorial Video
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Advancing Prosperity in Rural Indiana: Seven Priorities for Creating Thriving Rural Places, Businesses, and Families
Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Rural Employment and Unemployment
Explores employment trends from 2007 to 2022 based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includes charts that present information according to metro versus nonmetro, age, and race/ethnicity.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
Utilizes census tract data to identify environmental and economic indicators that locate climate and economic disadvantage on a U.S. map. Incorporates indicators such as clean energy, water, and transit; affordable and sustainable housing; poverty; educational attainment; pollution; unemployment; and health burdens, among others. Includes census tracts in tribal nations.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Council on Environmental Quality
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Virginia Department of Health Data Commons
Tool providing opportunities to explore current data insights in Virginia regions, communities, or neighborhoods. Features the Virginia State Office of Rural Health's seven priority metrics, to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the overall health and well-being of Virginia's rural communities.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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