BLS Data Files

The DATASOURCE Procedure

BLS Data Files

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, compiles and distributes data on employment, expenditures, prices, productivity, injuries and illnesses, and wages.

The following BLS file types are supported:

FILETYPE=BLSCPI--Consumer Price Index Surveys (=CU,CW)


Data Files	Database is stored in a single file.
INTERVAL=	YEAR, SEMIYEAR1.6, MONTH (default)
BY variables	SURVEY	Survey type: CU=All Urban Consumers,
		CW=Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (character)
	SEASON	Seasonality: S=Seasonally adjusted,
		U=Unadjusted (character)
	AREA	Geographic Area (character)
	BASPTYPE	Index Base Period Type, S=Standard,
		A=Alternate Reference (character)
	BASEPER	Index Base Period (character)
Series Variables	Series variable names are the same as consumer item codes listed in the Series Directory shipped with the data tapes.
Missing Codes	A data value of 0 is interpreted as MISSING.

FILETYPE=BLSWPI--Producer Price Index Survey (WP)


Data Files	Database is stored in a single file.
INTERVAL=	YEAR, MONTH (default)
BY variables	SEASON	Seasonality: S=Seasonally adjusted,
		U=Unadjusted (character)
	MAJORCOM	Major Commodity Group (character)
Sorting Order	BY SEASON MAJORCOM
Series Variables	Series variable names are the same as commodity codes but prefixed by an underscore (_).
Missing Codes	A data value of 0 is interpreted as MISSING.

FILETYPE=BLSEENA--National Employment, Hours, and Earnings Survey


Data Files	Database is stored in a single tape file.
INTERVAL=	YEAR, QUARTER, MONTH (default)
BY variables	SEASON	Seasonality: S=Seasonally adjusted,
		U=Unadjusted (character)
	DIVISION	Major Industrial Division (character)
	INDUSTRY	Industry Code (character)
Sorting Order	BY SEASON DIVISION INDUSTRY
Series Variables	Series variable names are the same as data type codes prefixed by EE.
	EE01	Total Employment,
	EE02	Employment of Women
	EE03	Employment of Production or Nonsupervisory Workers
	EE04	Average Weekly Earnings of Production Workers
	EE05	Average Weekly Hours of Production Workers
	EE06	Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers
	EE07	Average Weekly Overtime Hours of Production Workers
	EE40	Index of Aggregate Weekly Hours
	EE41	Index of Aggregate Weekly Payrolls
	EE47	Hourly Earnings Index; 1977 Weights; Current Dollars
	EE48	Hourly Earnings Index; 1977 Weights; Base 1977 Dollars
	EE49	Average Hourly Earnings; Base 1977 Dollars
	EE50	Gross Average Weekly Earnings; Current Dollars
	EE51	Gross Average Weekly Earnings; Base 1977 Dollars
	EE52	Spendable Average Weekly Earnings; No Dependents; Current Dollars
	EE53	Spendable Average Weekly Earnings; No Dependents; Base 1977 Dollars
	EE54	Spendable Average Weekly Earnings; 3 Dependents; Current Dollars
	EE55	Spendable Average Weekly Earnings; 3 Dependents; Base 1977 Dollars
	EE60	Average Hourly Earnings Excluding Overtime
	EE61	Index of Diffusion; 1-month Span; Base 1977
	EE62	Index of Diffusion; 3-month Span; Base 1977
	EE63	Index of Diffusion; 6-month Span; Base 1977
	EE64	Index of Diffusion; 12-month Span; Base 1977
Missing Codes	Series data values are set to MISSING when their status codes are 1.

FILETYPE=BLSEESA--State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings Survey


Data Files	Database is stored in a single tape file.
INTERVAL=	YEAR, MONTH (default)
BY variables	STATE	State FIPS codes (numeric)
	AREA	Area Codes (character)
	DIVISION	Major Industrial Division (character)
	INDUSTRY	Industry Code (character)
	DETAIL	Private/Government Detail
Sorting Order	BY STATE AREA DIVISION INDUSTRY DETAIL
Series Variables	Series variable names are the same as data type codes prefixed by SA.
	SA1	All employees
	SA2	Women workers
	SA3	Production Workers
	SA4	Average weekly earnings
	SA5	Average weekly hours
Missing Codes	Series data values are set to MISSING when their status codes are 1.

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