Unemployment
What this number means, its source and the limits of using it.
Guide updated · Source dates are shown in the app
Say you compare local job markets. This is the published unemployment measure for the supported county period. It does not count everyone who is outside the labor force.
Reading the number
Group: Jobs. Units: %. This measure is repeated from county-level data; neighboring ZIPs can share it.
Source and date
BLS county employment (QCEW + LAUS). Expected interval: about 91 days. This is a schedule, not proof that a refresh succeeded.
A guide update is not a data refresh. The source period and collection date, when available, are on the app’s data details. A missing date is unknown, never today. Check freshness.
Access and limits
Buyer and above by default. The app’s current lock is authoritative if settings change. Derived measures also need their input measures open. A missing number is not zero. What each plan shows.