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01/29/13: Call for Presentations and Posters
01/14/13: Website Maintenance - January 15, 2013 10:00 AM ET
01/03/13: Website Maintenance - January 3, 2013, 11:00 AM EST
12/26/12: Website Maintenance - December 27, 2012, 8:00 AM EST
12/12/12: New QWI Data Used in New Census Brief
10/03/12: New QWI for Federal Workers
09/14/12: QWI Firm Age and Size Data Released
08/31/12: New URL reminder
08/09/12: New URL for the LEHD website
08/06/12: OnTheMap Version 6.1.1 Maintenance Release
06/15/12: OnTheMap Mobile and OnTheMap Version 6.1 Released
06/15/12: OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 3 Released
05/31/12: LODES/OnTheMap Data for DC and Federal Employment (2010) Released
05/24/12: Website Maintenance: May 25, 6 PM EDT
04/27/12: OnTheMap Version 6 Downloadable Data Released
03/23/12: 2010 LODES/OnTheMap Data Released; Earlier Years Revised
03/02/12: OnTheMap Version 6.0.1 Released
02/23/12: District of Columbia QWI Data on LED Website
02/21/12: OnTheMap/LODES Data Notice
02/13/12: Registration is now open for the 2012 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop
01/26/12: OnTheMap Version 6 Released
01/10/12: New Hampshire QWI Data on LED Website
12/27/11: "Where Are the Workers? Data Sharing Expands Federal Geospatial Analytic Offering"
12/16/11: Website Maintenance: December 19, 5:00 AM EST
12/02/11: Database Maintenance – December 4, 2011 6:00 AM EST
11/07/11: Server Maintenance – November 9, 2011 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST
10/19/11: Website Maintenance – October 21, 2011 6:00 PM
09/16/11: Race, Ethnicity and Education (REE) Data Release
09/14/11: New OnTheMap e-Learning Module Available
09/13/11: LED Webinar "Kansas City, MO Earnings Tax – Who Pays?"
09/07/11: OnTheMap Version 5.2.4 Released
08/25/11: Increasing Access to Federal Data Webinar
08/03/11: OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0.1 Released
06/03/11: OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 Released
05/17/11: LED Monthly Webinar Series Starts May 18
05/16/11: OnTheMap Version 5.2.1 Released
05/05/11: OnTheMap Version 5.2 Released
04/22/11: OnTheMap Version 5.2 Coming
04/21/11: OnTheMap Maintenance – April 2, 2011
03/17/11: LEHD Server Maintenance – March 19, 12:01 AM – 08:00 AM EDT
03/16/11: OnTheMap Version 5 Downloadable Data Released
03/11/11: ESA Deputy Under Secretary Potok Keynotes at LED Workshop
03/07/11: OnTheMap Version 5.1.1 Released
02/15/11: OnTheMap Version 5.1 and 2009 Data Released
02/02/11: OnTheMap Version 5.1 Coming
01/11/13: Google Data Explorer Released
01/11/11: OnTheMap Version 5.0.1 Released
12/13/10: OnTheMap Version 5 Released
12/13/10: New Hampshire Joins LED
11/04/10: Call for Proposals for 2011 LED Partnership Workshop
10/27/10: Massachusetts joins the LED Partnership
09/03/10: LED Debuts Many Eyes Data Visualization
08/16/10: OnTheMap Wins DOC Gold Medal
08/05/10: Data Visualization Plan Posted
08/03/10: Call for OnTheMap Beta Testers
07/12/10: OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes Released
06/04/10: Connecticut QWI Data on LED Website
05/27/10: OnTheMap Version 4.1 Released
05/13/10: OnTheMap Version 4.1 Coming
04/21/10: New OnTheMap e-Learning Module Available
03/22/10: 2010 LED Partnership Workshop Successfully Concluded
02/26/10: OnTheMap Data Available for HTTP Download
02/02/10: OnTheMap Version 4.0.2 Released
01/08/10: Invitation to 2010 LED Partnership Workshop
12/14/09: OnTheMap Version 4 Released
12/10/09: Deadline Extended for Call for Presentations
10/28/09: Call for Proposals for 2010 LED Workshop
10/19/09: Mark Your Calendar for 2010 LED Annual Workshop
09/30/09: Job Gains and Losses
07/28/09: OnTheMap Version 3.4 Released
05/28/09: OnTheMap Version 3.3.1 Released
05/08/09: OnTheMap™ Version 3.3 Released
05/08/09: Server Maintenance – May 10, 8 AM–Noon EDT
04/29/09: Ohio QWI Data on LED Website
04/03/09: New OnTheMap e-Learning Module Available
03/03/09: Server Maintenance – March 10, 6–8 PM EST – for OnTheMap, QWI Online, and Industry Focus
02/26/09: OnTheMap v3.2 Data Available on VirtualRDC
02/10/09: Release of Nevada Older Worker Profile
02/06/09: Connecticut Joins LED
01/29/09: Release of Alabama Older Worker Profile
01/26/09: Release of California Older Worker Profile

To view older announcements related to LED, click here.

January 29, 2013: Call for Presentations and Posters

The 2013 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership 14th Annual Workshop will be held in Washington, DC, at the US Census Bureau headquarters on June 12-13, 2013. A Call for Proposals are hereby issued to seek presentations and posters about practical applications using LED data. Our theme for this year is "Working Together" and thus we are particularly interested in presentations that explore how LED data ecourages a wide variety of partners to work together in new ways. Submission deadline is Friday, February 22, 2013 for both presentations and posters. Proposals should be sent by email to kimberly.m.jones@census.gov. Selected presenters will be featured on plenary panels or in targeted break out sessions during prime time of the 2013 workshop. A poster session will allow authors and workshop participants the opportunity to discuss LED applications. The Census Bureau will provide paid travel and two nights lodging for the select ed presenters to attend the workshop; poster authors must provide their own travel/lodging. Questions and comments should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov. Please click on the following PDFs for more details.

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January 14, 2013: Website Maintenance - January 15, 2013 10:00 AM ET

On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, from 10:00 AM until 12 PM ET, the LEHD/LED web site will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time LEHD Internet, QWI Online, Industry Focus, and Job Gains/Losses will be unavailable. OnTheMap, OnTheMap Mobile, and OnTheMap for Emergency Management will remain available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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January 3, 2013: Website Maintenance - January 3, 2013, 11:00 AM EST

On Thursday, January 3, 2013, from 11 AM until 3 PM EST, the LEHD/LED web site will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time LEHD Internet, QWI Online, Industry Focus, and Job Gains/Losses will be unavailable. OnTheMap, OnTheMap Mobile, and OnTheMap for Emergency Management will remain available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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December 26, 2012: Website Maintenance - December 27, 2012, 8:00 AM EST

On Thursday, December 27, 2012, from 8 AM until 12 PM EST, the LEHD/LED web site will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this window all LEHD web sites and web applications will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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December 12, 2012: New QWI Data Used in Census Brief

A new Census brief draws on newly available data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators, which includes new information on firm age and size from the Business Dynamics Statistics microdata.

While the importance of young businesses to job creation and productivity growth is increasingly well understood, relatively little is known about the characteristics of the jobs generated by startups. This Census report uses newly created data from the Quarterly Workforce Indicators to shed light on characteristics of jobs at young businesses - focusing on hiring, turnover and wages at young firms.

Despite elevated turnover rates, the percentage of hires that contribute to job creation is higher at young firms relative to established businesses. Further, only young firms show evidence of recovery in job creation and worker churning in the recent post-recession period. The report also documents a wage premium paid to workers at more established firms, not surprising in light of the well known premium paid to workers at larger firms. However, the authors also note an increase in the firm age premium paid to workers in the last decade, a decline partly but not completely explained by changes in the industry composition of young firms since the late 1990s.

The Quarterly Workforce Indicators are generated from federal and state administrative data on employers and employees combined with core Census Bureau censuses and surveys to produce a rich, quarterly dataset that tracks employment, hires, separations, job creation and destruction, and wages for stable employees and new hires. More information on how to access the new QWI tabulations with firm age and size information from the BDS is available at http://lehd.ces.census.gov/led/doc/FirmAgeAndSizeOnePager.pdf. More information on the Quarterly Workforce Indicators can be found at http://lehd.ces.census.gov/, and more information on Business Dynamics Statistics can be found at http://www.census.gov/ces/dataproducts/bds/data.html.

Questions and feedback to: CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov

October 3, 2012: New QWI for Federal Workers

We are pleased to announce the release of new Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) for Federal Workers, containing detailed sub-state indicators on the federal workforce by age, gender, race, and ethnicity. The QWI, tabulated from state unemployment insurance wage data, have previously excluded non-UI covered employment, particularly the federal workforce. The LEHD program has recently integrated data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s personnel data files to add federal jobs to the QWI universe.

Currently QWI data for federal workers are available for sixteen LED partner states. More state data will become available on a rolling basis as they are produced and pass review. During an initial release period, we are releasing these data to data providers and to the Virtual Research Data Center (available to the public) for feedback and comments. The QWI federal data will become available via online applications such as QWI Online and Industry Focus in a subsequent release. More information about these new QWIs (including a list of available states) and on how to access them is provided in this release notice.

Questions and feedback to: CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov

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September 14, 2012: QWI Firm Age and Size Data Released

LEHD is pleased to announce the release of new Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) containing employment, wage, and job creation/destruction information by firm size and age. These new data will allow users to consider topics such as the role of startups in generating new jobs, and the fluctuations in employment of small and large firms at the local and state level. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time firm age information has been released at the sub-state geographic le vel in a statistical product.

During an initial comment period, we are releasing these data only to data providers and to the Virtual Research Data Center (available to the public) for feedback and comments. These data will become available via online applications such as QWI Online and Industry Focus in a subsequent release. More information about these new QWIs and on how to access the data is provided in this release notice.

Questions and feedback to: CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov

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August 31, 2012: New URL reminder

Just a reminder that The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program's new URL, lehd.ces.census.gov is active.

Users will automatically be redirected to the new link until September 3, 2012 (Labor Day). Therefore, we would like to encourage our users to bookmark this page.

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August 9, 2012: New URL for the LEHD website

The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program has launched its new URL: http://lehd.ces.census.gov. The LEHD program is part of the Center for Economic Studies, which is in the Research and Methodology Directorate.

"We wanted to make sure that the LEHD website is easily accessible to both our state partners and the general public," said Robert Sienkiewicz, Assistant Center Chief for LEHD. "Our relationships are important and introducing our new URL is one way we stay connected," he added.

The new Web address is also easily accessible from the U.S. Census Bureau homepage. Click on the Business tab at the top of the page, then click Local Employment Dynamics under Popular Resources. Users will automatically be redirected to the new link until September 3, 2012 (Labor Day). Therefore, we would like to encourage our users to bookmark http://lehd.ces.census.gov.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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August 6, 2012: OnTheMap Version 6.1.1 Maintenance Release

The U.S. Census Bureau released Version 6.1.1 of the OnTheMap application today. This maintenance release corrects a number of previously known bugs/issues, including a bug when searching for state names and a couple bugs with exporting results from the Destination analysis. Additionally, the delivery of the Collection of Images has changed to accommodate problems some users were having with their local internet firewalls.

Bug fixes for this version can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 6 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://onthemap.ces.census.gov.

Comments should be sent to CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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June 15, 2012: OnTheMap Mobile and OnTheMap Version 6.1 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released Version 6.1 of OnTheMap application today. A major new feature of this release is OnTheMap Mobile, a mobile-optimized version of OnTheMap that can be accessed though mobile (IOS and Android) web browsers. OnTheMap Mobile can be accessed directly at http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/m/. and more information about it—including system requirements—can be found at OnTheMap Mobile.

Also part of this release are a number of application improvements and bug fixes to the standard OnTheMap application. These include the following:

  • Additional chart and summary report interactivity. Users can now click on the Area Profile's Characteristic type or the Paired Area's Labor Market Segment type in the Summary Report in order to view full size charts without selecting a single characteristic/labor market segment.
  • The Distance/Direction chart can now be toggled between the default Radar Chart and a new Stacked Bar Chart.
  • The point/thermal overlays and their legends now automatically re-bin when a Characteristic or Labor Market Segment filter is applied.
  • The Test-Only Tool has added 508-complient Help text.

Bug fixes for this version can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 6 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the http://onthemap.ces.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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June 15, 2012: OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 3 Released

With the hurricane season upon us, and major wildfires currently affecting a number of communities, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 3 today. OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2 has been concurrently withdrawn.

Version 3 is a significant upgrade and offers a number of new capabilities and data additions to assist emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

Important changes and improvements include:

  • Expanded Report Content – the addition of Decennial 2010 Demographic & Housing Characteristics; 2010 Jobs & Worker Sex Data
  • New Emergency Event Data – the addition of FEMA Disaster Declaration Areas & NWS Snowfall Probability Forecasts
  • More Complete Hurricane Archives – Capture & Archiving of all Daily NHC Storm Updates
  • New Analyses & Visualizations – New Reports with Charting & Thematic Map Overlays Showing Population & Worker Distributions
  • New Interoperability – New Tool for Exporting Event Areas to use in OnTheMap or Other GIS Applications
  • Updated Interface and Help Documentation – Improved User Interface Speed and Navigability; Improved Event Searching; Newly Updated Help Documentation

OnTheMap for Emergency Management is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 3 can be accessed directly by going to the following link http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/em.html.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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May 31, 2012: LODES/OnTheMap Data for DC and Federal Employment (2010) Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released an update to the LODES/OnTheMap data today. This update contains the first release of data in OnTheMap for the District of Columbia for 2010. The update also adds a brand new data source with the inclusion of Federal Employment for 2010 in OnTheMap. Data on Federal jobs are sourced from public records made available from the Office of Personnel Management. These new data can be accessed in OnTheMap.

Further information on the Federal employment data can be found here [PDF; File Size: 125KB].

Also part of this data release are the LEHD Origin-Destination Statistics (LODES) raw files. The 2010 data files have been updated to include data for DC and Federal Employment. View a detailed description of the data file structure [PDF; File Size: 48KB]. Access the LODES data.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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May 24, 2012: Website Maintenance – May 25, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT

On Friday, May 25, 2012, from 6 PM until 8 PM EDT, the LEHD/LED web site will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time the LEHD/LED web site and associated applications QWI Online, Industry Focus, and Job Gains/Losses will not be available. Access to the OnTheMap and OnTheMap for Emergency Management can be accessed directly by the following URLs respectively: http://onthemap.ces.census.gov and http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/em.html. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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April 27, 2012: OnTheMap Version 6 Downloadable Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released the LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics today. These files contain all the job data currently available in the OnTheMap Version 6 and supersede data released for Version 5 of OnTheMap.

Version 6 data is reported using 2010 census blocks. Version 5 data is still available for reference purposes.

Data files are state-based and organized into three types: Origin-Destination (OD), Residence Area Characteristics (RAC), and Workplace Area Characteristics (WAC), all at census block geographic detail. Data is available for most states for the years 2002-2010. View a detailed description of the data file structure. [PDF; File Size: 44KB]

Access the data files or via the LEHD website.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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March 23, 2012: 2010 LODES/OnTheMap Data Released; Earlier Years Revised

The U.S. Census Bureau released 2010 LODES data in the OnTheMap application today. The 2010 release contains origin-destination data for covered employment in 49 states. Available worker and firm characteristics include age, sex, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, earnings, and industry. More information about the LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) data can be found at here [PDF; File Size: 132KB]. Information about the OnTheMap application can be accessed here.

The OnTheMap application itself can be accessed at http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/.

This release of 2010 data does not include data for workers employed in the District of Columbia or data for Federal civilian workers. Release of data for these groups of workers is planned for May.

Additionally there are several data notices that have resulted in revisions of data for 2007, 2008, and 2009. The following is a summary of these notices with a full description located at here.

1. Industry sector data quality for 2009: Data for 2009 are being revised to improve the data quality of the NAICS Industry Sector characteristics. The revised data are being prepared in the same manner used for data releases prior to LODES Version 5/OntheMap Version 5. Users should also expect to see some change to the Educational Attainment characteristics due to the change in method for handling the confidentiality protection.

2. Incomplete employment data for DC in 2007 and 2008: The January 26 release of OnTheMap Version 6 contained incomplete employment data for the District of Columbia in 2007 and 2008. These data have been removed from the OnTheMap application until they can be completed with the addition of Federal civilian workers in those years.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 6 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at the Census Bureau home page and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at OnTheMap.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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March 2, 2012: OnTheMap Version 6.0.1 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released OnTheMap Version 6.0.1 today. This maintenance release corrects a number of previously known bugs/issues, including problems with the rendering of the Distance/Direction Chart, specific problems with the Search in both OnTheMap and the Text-Only Tool, and incorrect counts appearing for All Other Location in multiple years in the Destination Analysis. A full list of corrected bugs can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 6 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at the Census Bureau home page and cliking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at OnTheMap.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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February 23, 2012: District of Columbia QWI Data on LED Website

Local Employment Dynamics (LED) delivers data for the District of Columbia through QWI Online and Industry Focus. District of Columbia is the 50th Local Market Information agency to remit data to the Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) program.

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February 21, 2012: OnTheMap/LODES Data Notice

In response to data quality inquiries about NAICS sector data in the LODES datasets and in OnTheMap, we have reviewed the issue and will be re-releasing NAICS Industry Sector data for 2009. These data will be prepared in the same manner used for data releases prior to LODES Version 5/OnTheMap Version 5.

As a result of this change, there will be a general improvement in data quality for the NAICS Industry Sector characteristic.

An update for 2009 data is scheduled to occur around March 15 in the OnTheMap application http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/ and will be followed by an update to the raw LODES data files. The change in format also affects data for 2010, and these data will be released at the same time as the update for 2009 data.

Please send specific questions or concerns to CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov

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February 13, 2012: Registration is now open for the 2012 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2012 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop. This year's workshop will be held from March 7-8 at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, located at 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington, Virginia. The LED Partnership is a collaborative partnership between state data agencies and the Census Bureau to leverage existing data in the development of new sources of economic and demographic information for policy makers and data users. The workshop provides professional development and networking for Labor Market Information directors, data analysts and data providers at state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other data users.

Further details and a preliminary agenda are available on our conference registration site: http://2012ledworkshop.eventbrite.com/ This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content.. A more detailed agenda will be posted as additional information becomes available. Please visit the site to register for the workshop. Space is limited, so we recommend registering as soon as possible.

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January 26, 2012: OnTheMap Version 6 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released OnTheMap Version 6 today. OnTheMap Version 5 has been concurrently withdrawn.

Version 6 adds a number of exciting features to allow users to dig deeper into the data. A number of the most important changes and improvements are listed below:

  • OnTheMap has a new URL: http://OnTheMap.ces.census.gov/.
  • Users should see a significant improvement in application speed.
  • New charting and mapping capabilities have been added.
  • OnTheMap now reports tabulations using 2010 geography. Detailed information about the new 2010 geography can be found in "A Note About Updating OnTheMap Geography" [PDF; File Size 98KB].
  • Data for New Hampshire from 2002-2009 has been added to the database.
  • The Sex variable is now available as a characteristic (in Area Profile and Area Comparison) for 2009.

A note about 2010: Data for 2010 has not been released yet, but is awaiting some final approvals and should be available in a couple of weeks.

New OnTheMap documentation and help is available at OnTheMap Help and Documentation.

Highlights include:

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 6 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" on the http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://lehdmap.did.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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January 10, 2012: New Hampshire QWI Data on LED Website

Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) for the state of New Hampshire have been posted on the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) website. They are available through the QWI Online and Industry Focus. New Hampshire becomes the 49th state to post its QWI data on the LED website.

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December 27, 2011: "Where Are the Workers? Data Sharing Expands Federal Geospatial Analytic Offering,"

Read the latest article from Robert Pitts and Matthew Graham, "Where Are the Workers? Data Sharing Expands Federal Geospatial Analytic Offering," in the latest GeoWorld. Click on the following link http://read.dmtmag.com/issue/48297/17.

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December 16, 2011: Website Maintenance – December 19, 5:00 AM EST

On Monday, December 19, 2011 from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM EST, the LEHD/LED web site will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time OnTheMap, OnTheMap for Emergency Management, QWI Online, Industry Focus, Job Gains/Losses, and all LEHD web systems will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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December 2, 2011: Database Maintenance – December 4, 2011 6:00 AM EST

At 6:00AM Sunday, December 4, 2011 the LEHD/LED database servers will undergo an 1-hour scheduled maintenance. During that time OnTheMap and OnTheMap for Emergency Management will NOT be able to display any data. All other LEHD/LED web systems will be fully operational. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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November 7, 2011: Server Maintenance – November 9, 2011 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST

Starting on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 6:00 PM EST the LEHD/LED web servers will undergo scheduled one-hour maintenance. The maintenance window is scheduled to be completed by 7:30 PM EST. During this time OnTheMap, OnTheMap for Emergency Management, QWI Online, Industry Focus, Job Gains/Losses, and all LEHD web systems may be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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October 19, 2011: Website Maintenance – October 21, 2011 6:00 PM

On Friday, October 21, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 11:55 PM EDT, the LEHD/LED web site will undergo scheduled maintenance until no later than Monday, October 24, 2011 at 6:00 AM EDT. During this time OnTheMap, OnTheMap for Emergency Management, QWI Online, Industry Focus, Job Gains/Losses, and all LEHD web systems will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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September 16, 2011: Race, Ethnicity and Education (REE) Data Release
US Census Bureau releases enhancement of QWI to include Race, Ethnicity and Education tabulations

Starting with the R2011Q2 release of QWI, new demographic classification variables in addition to the ones familiar to users from existing QWI tabulations (i.e., Age/gender, county/WIB/CBSA, NAICS industry Sectors, subsectors, and industry groups). These new variables are Race, Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment. These new tabulations are available through the QWI Online and Industry Focus web applications as well as through the down load facility at Cornell University's VirtualRDC.

The categories for the new variables are described below. The Race and Ethnicity variables conform to OMB standards for publication of data on race and ethnicity. Further information about OMB standards can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_1997standards/.

Race
  • American Indian or Alaska Native Alone
  • Asian Alone
  • Black or African American Alone
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Alone
  • White Alone
  • Two or More Race Groups
Ethnicity
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Not Hispanic or Latino
Educational Attainment
  • Less than high school
  • High school or equivalent, no college
  • Some college or Associate degree
  • Bachelor's degree or advanced degree

Note: Because educational attainment is dynamic for younger populations, the universe for QWI tabulations using educational attainment only provides for workers age 30 or older.

Further information about the construction of these new variables will become available on the LEHD website.

Questions or comments should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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September 14, 2011: New OnTheMap e-Learning Module Available

The OnTheMap e-learning tool has been updated for the current version. This tutorial demonstrates how to use OnTheMap to answer complex questions on the commuting patterns and demographic characteristics of a workforce. The current version contains eight years of employment and segmented age, earnings and industry data for local and regional areas in 48 partner states.

OnTheMap can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" on the Census Bureau home page and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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September 13, 2011: LED Webinar "Kansas City, MO Earnings Tax -- Who Pays?"

The US Census Bureau and Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Steering Committee are pleased to invite you to attend the next webinar in our monthly webinar series. In this webinar, "Kansas City, MO Earnings Tax. Who Pays?" participants will learn about how LED data was used by local civic leadership as the cornerstone of a campaign strategy to educate voters on the share of tax paid by non-residents and resulted in a vote to retain the tax.

Our presenter will be Jerry Lonergan from The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, who will be following up on the presentation on this same topic that he gave at the 2011 LED Workshop in March. This webinar is recommended for users at all experience levels. Read more and register at http://earningstax.eventbrite.com

We hope you can make it!

Cheers,

US Census Bureau and the LED Partnership Steering Committe

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September 7, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.2.4 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released Version 5.2.4 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release corrects a previously unknown bug with the mileage calculations in the Simple/Ring Buffer tool. A full list of corrected bugs can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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August 25, 2011: Increasing Access to Federal Data Webinar
Webinar Announcement
Title: Increasing Access to Federal Data: Ways to Navigate and Understand Available Data
Date & Time: 08/31/2011 at 02:30 PM Eastern Time
Duration: 1 hour(s) and 30 minutes
Leader: International Economic Development Council

To Register: International Economic Development Council

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August 3, 2011: OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0.1 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 2.0.1 of OnTheMap for Emergency Management today. This maintenance release provides better consistency in the daily display of floods. Flood areas now display for 24 hours after being updated.

Note also that this release updates OnTheMap to Version 5.2.3.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0.1 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap for Emergency Management under Quick Links, or directly at http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/em.html.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov

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June 3, 2011: OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 Released

The Census Bureau released OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 today, the beginning of the 2011 hurricane season. Version 2.0 adds floods and wildfires to hurricanes which was released last year.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management is a public data tool that provides unique detail on the workforce, for U.S. areas affected by hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, in real time. The web-based tool provides an intuitive interface for viewing the location and extent of current and forecasted emergency events on a map, and allows users to easily retrieve detailed reports containing labor market characteristics for these areas. The reports provide the number and location of jobs, industry type, worker age and earnings. Worker race, ethnicity, and educational attainment levels are under a beta release at this time.

To provide users with the latest information available, OnTheMap for Emergency Management automatically incorporates real time data updates from the National Weather Service, Departments of Interior and Agriculture, and other agencies for hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.

Version 2.0 includes the following new features and enhancements:

  • Real Time Updates for Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfires
  • Expanded Hurricane Detail (Forecast Area, Current Wind Radii, Wind History)
  • Expanded Reports with New Beta Data on Demographic Characteristics (Race, Ethnicity, Educational Attainment)
  • Improved User Interface with New Map, Navigation, and Search Tools
  • Map Animation & Timeline for Viewing Daily Event Histories

Version 2.0 also includes updated help documentation including a getting started guide, system requirements, and frequently asked questions. Data for the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire are not available at this time.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management is supported by the state Labor Market Information agencies under the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership with the Census Bureau.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management Version 2.0 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap for Emergency Management under Quick Links, or directly at http://onthemap.ces.census.gov/em.html.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov

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May 17, 2011: LED Monthly Webinar Series Starts May 18

The US Census Bureau and Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Steering Committee are pleased to invite you to attend the next webinar in our monthly webinar series—Data Cubing with the Quarterly Workforce Indicators, on Wednesday, May 18 from 1:30–2:30 PM. Presenter James Salomon was awarded the LED Partnership Award for Innovation for this product at the 2011 LED Partnership Workshop. In this webinar, James will demonstrate the Washington State LED Data Cube. This tool allows for easy manipulation of LED data. James will introduce the tool, provide a live demonstration, and explain why a tool like this is useful, what can be done with it, and its advantages and limitations. Technical notes on creating a data cube will be available following the webinar. Read more and register at http://datacubing.eventbrite.com/

Can't make this webinar? Webinars will now be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:30–2:30 PM. Save the date, and look for a list of future topics soon!

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May 16, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.2.1 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released Version 5.2.1 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release adds a Feedback tool, which allows users to send comments/questions/bugs directly to the OnTheMap team. The Feedback tool can be accessed via the "Feedback" button just above the map in the OnTheMap application. This release also corrects a number of bugs. A full list of corrected bugs can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://lehdmap.did.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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April 22, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.2 Coming

On May 5, the U.S. Census Bureau will release Version 5.2 of OnTheMap. This updates OnTheMap application code to correct a number of bugs/issues as well as adding some minor functionality. A list of key changes will be provided with the release of Version 5.2.

OnTheMap is also supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov, then clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov.

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April 21, 2011: OnTheMap Maintenance – April 29, 2011

On Friday, April 29, 2011 starting at 7:00AM EDT, the LEHD web systems will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time LED OnTheMap, LED OnTheMap Emergency Management, QWI Online, Industry Focus, and Job Gains/Losses, will be unavailable. The LEHD web site will be unavailable as well.

The maintenance is expected to last no more than 6 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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March 17, 2011: Server Maintenance – March 19, 2011 12:01AM – 08:00 EDT

On Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 12:01AM to 08:00AM EDT, the LEHD/LED web servers will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time OnTheMap, QWI Online, Industry Focus, Job Gains/Losses, and all LEHD web systems will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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March 16, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5 Downloadable Data Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released the LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics today. These files contain all the job data currently available in the OnTheMap Version 5 and supersede data released for Version 4 of OnTheMap.

Data files are state-based and organized into three types: Origin-Destination (OD), Residence Area Characteristics (RAC), and Workplace Area Characteristics (WAC), all at census block geographic detail. Data is available for most states for the years 2002-2009. A detailed description of the data file structure can be found here. [PDF; File Size: 42KB]

The data files can be accessed at the LEHD website.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.OnTheMap.Feedback@census.gov

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March 11, 2011: ESA Deputy Under Secretary Potok Keynotes at LED Workshop

U.S. Commerce Department Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Nancy Potok addressed over 200 participants at the Census Bureau's twelfth annual Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership workshop on March 9.

For more details please visit http://www.esa.doc.gov/esa-deputy-under-secretary-potok-delivers-keynote-address-census-bureau%E2%80%99s-led-partnership-workshop.

A photo of Deputy Under Secretary Potok as the workshop also appears in rotation at http://www.esa.doc.gov.

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March 7, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.1.1 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released Version 5.1.1 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release corrects a number of bugs. A full list of corrected bugs can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://lehdmap.did.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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February 15, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.1 and 2009 Data Released

The Census Bureau released Version 5.1 of the OnTheMap application today. This update includes several new features as well as a number of bug fixes.

Along with Version 5.1, data for 2009 are being released. This year of data adds several new variables with more demographic information about workers: Race, Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment. These new variables are only available for the Area Profile and Area Comparison analyses in the 2009 data. Further information about these new variables can be found in the Note about Race, Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment [PDF; File Size: 75KB].

Included with Version 5.1 is the ability to load and save analyses via a small settings file that can be stored on users' computers or shared with others. Also available in the new OnTheMap is the Text-Only Tool, which provides a comparable experience to the standard OnTheMap but in a much lighter weight user interface. This is useful for experienced users who want to access analysis reports as quickly as possible as well as for those users not able to take full advantage of the mapping interface.

A full list of corrected bugs can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://lehdmap.did.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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February 2, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.1 Coming

On February 15, the U.S. Census Bureau will release Version 5.1 of OnTheMap. This release adds data for 2009 (including new variables for Race, Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment), a Text-Only Tool, and the ability to Save and Load settings (.otm) files. Version 5.1 also updates OnTheMap application code to correct a number of bugs/issues. A list of key changes will be provided with the release of Version 5.1.

OnTheMap is also supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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January 13, 2011: Google Public Data Explorer Released

The U.S. Census Bureau debut the LED Google Public Data Explorer today. LED Google Public Data Explorer is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's 2010 Open Government Plan to improve better understanding and use of Census Bureau data. This is another joint effort between the U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) state partners in exploring use of innovative data visualization methods for the LED data. LED Google Public Data Explorer uses line charts, bar charts, and motion charts to visually present publicly available data for 7 pilot states: Arizona, California, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Virginia, and Washington. Links to individuals will become active when Google has completed posting for the state.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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January 11, 2011: OnTheMap Version 5.0.1 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released Version 5.0.1 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release corrects a number of bugs. A full list of corrected bugs can be found in the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap help pages.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://lehdmap.did.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

December 13, 2010: OnTheMap Version 5 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released OnTheMap Version 5 today. OnTheMap Version 4 has been concurrently withdrawn.

Version 5 includes a number of important new features and enhancements including: the addition of data for Connecticut, new analysis types (including Area Comparison, Destination, Distance/Direction, and Inflow/Outflow), a redesigned user interface with a dashboard layout, and more.

Version 5 also includes updated documentation on what's new [PDF; File Size: 96KB], sample analyses, system requirements, FAQs, and other information.

OnTheMap is supported by the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau as well as the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.

OnTheMap Version 5 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly at http://lehdmap.did.census.gov.

For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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December 13, 2010: New Hampshire Joins LED to Complete National Partnership

New Hampshire has joined the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership as the last eligible partner to complete a historic national partnership including all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. LED is a voluntary federal-state partnership that integrates data on employees and data on employers with multiple other data sources to produce new and improved labor market information about the dynamics of the local economy and society, while strictly protecting the confidentiality of individuals and firms that provide the data.

New Hampshire Agreement [PDF; File Size: 3MB]

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November 4, 2010: Call for Proposals for 2011 LED Partnership Workshop

The 2011 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Annual Workshop will be held in the Washington, D.C. area on March 9-10, 2011. A Call for Proposals is hereby issued to seek presentations and posters about practical applications using LED data in the workshop. Detailed information is located at the What's New section on the LEHD website. Submission deadline for presentations is Thursday, December 2, 2010; poster proposals are due Thursday, December 16, 2010. Proposals should be sent by email to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov. Selected presenters will be featured in targeted break out sessions during prime time of the 2011 workshop. A poster session will allow authors and workshop participants the opportunity to discuss LED applications. The Census Bureau will provide paid travel and two nights lodging for the selected presenters to attend the workshop; poster authors must provide their own travel/lodging. Questions and comments should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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October 27, 2010: Massachusetts joins LED Partnership

Massachusetts has joined the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership as one of 52 partners including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. LED is a voluntary federal-state partnership that integrates data on employees and data on employers with multiple other data sources to produce new and improved labor market information about the dynamics of the local economy and society, while strictly protecting the confidentiality of individuals and firms that provide the data.

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September 3, 2010: LED Debuts Many Eyes Data Visualization

The Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership today debuts the IBM Many Eyes This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content.data visualization service. This new service is part of the LED Data Visualization Project to enhance public use of the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) data. The LED Data Visualization Project uses freely available data visualization tools to communicate QWI data clearly and effectively through animation and graphics.

The LED Many Eyes service is listed on the LED website under Quick Links. Comments and suggestions should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

Note: The current release of Many Eyes is stable in Internet Explorer only.

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August 16, 2010: OnTheMap Wins DOC Gold Medal

The Secretary of Commerce has selected the OnTheMap team to receive a group Gold Medal Award for Scientific/Engineering Achievement. This award is the highest form of honorary recognition the Department of Commerce (DOC) bestows on distinguished contributions. The Secretary will present the awards in a ceremony to be held on October 19 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.

Since OnTheMap was first released in 2006, its data approach was reported in the 2008 Economic Report of the President, and the application was featured as a major statistical innovation of the United States by the United Nations Statistical Commission in 2009. The latest recognition from the Department of Commerce is a great honor and provides more impetus for the team to continue to innovate.

The OnTheMap team shares this honor with the state partners for the opportunities created by the Local Employment Dynamics partnership, and pledges to more successes in the joint effort to create more timely and quality information for the local work force and economy.

Members of the OnTheMap team are Colleen Flannery, Matthew Graham, Patrick "Heath" Hayward, Walter Kydd, Jeremy Wu, and Chaoling Zheng. Numerous individuals contributed to OnTheMap, which can be accessed under Quick Links on the LEHD website. Comments and suggestions should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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August 5, 2010: Data Visualization Plan Posted

Data visualization tools have emerged as important new ways to present statistical information to make it more understandable for data users. In 2006 the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership pioneered a data visualization effort with the first release of its web-based OnTheMap tool. Today, unlocking public access to government data is considered a critical component of the President's Open Government Initiative.

Improving LED Data Visualization is one of 12 projects undertaken by the U.S. Census Bureau to increase government transparency by publishing high-value information. This project is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's 2010 Open Government Plan.

The Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership is calling for Beta Testers to assist in the testing and evaluation of OnTheMap Version 5. The Beta testing period will start at the beginning of September and will close at the end of October.

LED posted its data visualization plan today on its website under Quick Links. Comments and suggestions should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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August 3, 2010: Call for OnTheMap Beta Testers

The Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership is calling for Beta Testers to assist in the testing and evaluation of OnTheMap Version 5. The Beta testing period will start at the beginning of September and will close at the end of October.

Volunteers will be asked to test the Beta version of the application frequently and report back to the OnTheMap Development Team at the Census Bureau on bugs, problems, successes, and suggestions for all parts of the application and graphical user interface.

The Beta release of OnTheMap Version 5 will make available some new functionality. No guarantees are made as to the accuracy of the data in the Beta release or to the availability of the Beta application.

During the Beta testing period Version 4 remains the official version of OnTheMap until the release of Version 5.0, expected in mid-December.

Anyone (both new and experienced with OnTheMap) who would like to take part in the Beta testing should contact Victoria Johnson at victoria.c.johnson@census.gov. Testers will receive further instructions closer to the beginning of the testing period.

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July 12, 2010: OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes Released

The Census Bureau launched OnTheMap for Emergency Management: Hurricanes today (News Release 10-106). The web-based tool, located here, provides real-time workforce information when a hurricane strikes land in the United States.

The new tool is a product of the Local Employment Dynamics partnership between the Census Bureau and the state workforce agencies. Comments and suggestions about LED and the new tool should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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June 4, 2010: Connecticut QWI Data on LED Website

Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) for the state of Connecticut have been posted on the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) website. They are available through the QWI Online and Industry Focus and will be available through Job Gains/Losses.

Connecticut becomes the 48th state to post its QWI data on the LED website.

Questions or comments should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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May 27, 2010: OnTheMap Version 4.1 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 4.1 of OnTheMap today. This release adds the Railroad layer to OnTheMap (available through the Base Map tab) and updates the Roads layers (Interstates, Major Highways, and Local Roads) using TIGER 2008 shapefiles. Version 4.1 also updates OnTheMap application code to correct a number of bugs/issues. A list of key changes is as follows:

Detailed list of changes for Version 4.1

  • Railroad layer added to the geography base.
  • Roads layers (Interstates, Major Highways, and Local Roads) updated using TIGER 2008 shapefiles.
  • Precision error in Workplace Area Profile data corrected.
  • Incorrect Age Category labels have been fixed. Previously the middle age group has been reported as "Age 31 to 54". It is now correctly reported as "Age 30 to 54". The lower age group also has been adjusted accordingly.
  • "Identify" information bubbles now appear in Print Map outputs.
  • Application updated to reflect 111th Congressional Districts—which have the same boundaries as the 110th Congressional Districts.
  • Shapefile import is more consistent and reliable
  • Blank names that appeared for rollups of the TAZ layer have been fixed. These jobs are now correctly included in the "All Other Locations" entry of the shed report.
  • Bug corrected for switching between Paired Area and Single Area analyses.
  • Change to code allowing Paired Area Analysis to complete even if zero jobs are returned in some years.
  • Other changes to the code to make the application more reliable and faster at processing large queries.

See the Resolved Bugs section of the OnTheMap Help Pages for more information on specific issues. OnTheMap is also supported by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau. OnTheMap Version 4 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. Comments should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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May 13, 2010: OnTheMap Version 4.1 Coming

On May 27, the U.S. Census Bureau will release Version 4.1 of OnTheMap. This release adds the Railroad layer to OnTheMap (available through the Base Map tab) and updates the Roads layers (Interstates, Major Highways, and Local Roads) to TIGER 2008 shapefiles. Version 4.1 also updates OnTheMap application code to correct a number of bugs/issues. A list of key changes will be provided with the release of Version 4.1.

OnTheMap is also supported by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau. OnTheMap Version 4 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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April 21, 2010: New OnTheMap e-Learning Module Available

The OnTheMap e-learning tool has been updated for the current version. In 24 minutes, this tutorial demonstrates how to do basic analyses using OnTheMap with seven years of employment and segmented age, earnings and industry data for local and regional areas in 47 partner states.

OnTheMap allows users to define custom areas for detailed analyses; illustrate flows of workers across state borders; produce and export reports and maps; view time-series animation over the seven available years of data; and perform Area Profile and Shed Analyses for work and home areas in both local and regional geographies. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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March 22, 2010: 2010 LED Partnership Workshop Successfully Concluded

The 2010 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop was held from March 10-12 in Arlington, VA. More than 170 persons registered and representatives from about 40 states attended the open event.

Census Bureau Deputy Director Thomas Mesenbourg, Jr. and LED Steering Committee State Co-Chair Greg Weeks of Washington state opened with welcoming remarks in the morning of March 11. Ed Montgomery, White House Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers provided keynote address in the morning plenary session, with discussion by Randall W. Eberts, President, W.E. Upjohn Institute. Mark Doms, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Commerce, delivered keynote address in the afternoon session. Eric Moore of the state of Oregon and Dr. Tim Smith of the state of Missouri were honored posthumously by the LED Partnership Award for Innovation. Invited speakers, state partners, and data users shared their experience, results, and plans on using LED data for Education, Emergency Management, Workforce Planning, Transportation Planning, and Economic Indicators. LED staff members described recent and upcoming enhancements and operations. Invited posters were also on display to showcase use of LED data and results. LED state partners held business meetings, discussed promotion of LED, and conducted a strategic planning session.

The 2011 LED Partnership Workshop has been scheduled for March 9-11, 2011. Please mark your calendar.

All received presentations and posters for the 2010 workshop are posted here. For more information about LED, please visit the LEHD website. Questions and comments should be directed to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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February 26, 2010: OnTheMap Data Available for HTTP Download

The Census Bureau has made the raw OnTheMap data files available for HTTP download today at this location: http://lehd.ces.census.gov/onthemap/. Previously the OnTheMap data files could be accessed through the OnTheMap Application or downloaded via FTP from the Cornell VirtualRDC. See the Download the OnTheMap Data section of OnTheMap's Help Pages for more information. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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February 2, 2010: OnTheMap Version 4.0.2 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 4.0.2 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release corrects several bugs, including fixing a problem with large Paired Area Analyses. See Resolved Bugs for more information. OnTheMap is also supported by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau. OnTheMap Version 4 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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January 8, 2010: Invitation to 2010 LED Partnership Workshop

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2010 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop.

This year's workshop will be held from March 10-12 at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, located at 801 North Glebe Road in Arlington, VA. The hotel is just 2 blocks from the Ballston Metro stop. Complete details and a tentative summary agenda are available on our conference registration site: http://led2010workshop.eventbrite.com. This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content.A more detailed agenda will be posted as additional information becomes available. You must use the form located at the above website to register for the workshop no later than January 29, 2010. There is no registration fee, but capacity is limited. A tentative agenda is also posted on the LEHD website.

You asked, and we listened! This year we're implementing several changes based on your feedback about last year's workshop. We heard that you wanted to get more hands-on, practical information that you can use when working with LED data. So we have added early-bird sessions for people wanting to learn more about using LED for education planning and disaster recovery, as well as breakout sessions highlighting LED uses in transportation planning, economic indicators, and community planning. And we will kick off the main day of the workshop with a panel on Measuring the Economic Recovery using LED and other data sources.

This year's workshop will include several presentations submitted by data users in response to our call for presentations. Posters will also be exhibited. We are accepting poster submissions until January 19 if you wish to highlight your innovative use of LED data. Printed posters must be received by the Census Bureau by February 26. Poster proposals can be submitted by emailing CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

If you have any questions about the workshop, please call Tammy Coxen at (734) 769-2900 or email tcoxen@skilledwork.org.

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December 17, 2009: OnTheMap Version 4.0.1 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 4.0.1 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release corrects two bugs: One with the "Link to Me" tool and another with the "PDF (Map and Report)" option and the "Print Map" button in Internet Explorer. See Resolved Bugs for more information.

OnTheMap is also supported by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau.

OnTheMap Version 4 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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December 14, 2009: OnTheMap Version 4 Released

The U.S. Census Bureau released OnTheMap Version 4 today. OnTheMap Version 3 has been concurrently withdrawn.

Version 4 includes a number of important new features and enhancements [PDF; File Size: 112KB] including the addition of Ohio, two more years of data (2007 and 2008), improved user interface, import/export of shapefiles and KML/KMZ, and more.

Version 4 also includes updated documentation on how to get started, sample analyses, system requirements, FAQs, and other information.

OnTheMap is also supported by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the state partners under the Local Employment Dynamics partnership with the Census Bureau.

OnTheMap Version 4 can be accessed by selecting "Local Employment Dynamics" at http://www.census.gov and clicking OnTheMap under Quick Links, or directly on the LEHD website. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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December 10, 2009: Deadline Extended for Call for Presentations

Because of complications with the on-line form for submission of proposals for posters or presentations for the LED Partnership Workshop, the deadline for submissions has been extended to December 23. Please e-mail the information required in the form to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.govor fax a copy of the completed form to 301-763-6831, attention LED Workshop.

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October 28, 2009: Call for Proposals for 2010 LED Workshop

The 2010 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Annual Workshop will be held in the Washington, D.C. area on March 10-12, 2010. A Call for Proposals has been issued to seek presentations and posters about practical applications using LED data in the workshop. An application form [PDF; File Size: 62KB] with detailed information located in the What's New section on LEHD website. Submission deadline for presentations and posters is December 2, 2009. Selected presenters will be featured in targeted break out sessions during prime time of the 2010 workshop. The Census Bureau will provide paid travel and two nights lodging for the selected presenters to attend the workshop. Questions and comments should be sent to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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October 19, 2009: Mark Your Calendar for the 2010 LED Annual Workshop

The next Local Employment Dynamics (LED) annual workshop will be held on March 10-12, 2010 in the Washington area. Additional information about the workshop will become available in the coming weeks. Contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov if you have immediate questions.

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September 30, 2009: Job Gains and Losses

Private sector net job gains/losses and net job growth rates derived from the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) are now available on the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) website. They measure the year-over-year change from 2007Q4 to 2008Q4 for 46 LED partner states, and cover detailed tabulations by gender, age, and industry sectors according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These tables and descriptions of the computation methodology, as well as a presentation to the Association of Public Data Users, can be viewed and downloaded. Visit the section under What's New on the LEHD website for more details.

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July 28, 2009: OnTheMap Version 3.4 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 3.4 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release updates Workforce Investment Areas (WIAs) for Alabama. Version 3.4 also corrects several geography bugs. See OnTheMap's Resolved Bugs page for more information.

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May 28, 2009: OnTheMap Version 3.3.1 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 3.3.1 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release corrects a bug that caused users to receive an error when performing a Shed Analysis with only one rollup layer selected.

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May 8, 2009: OnTheMap™ Version 3.3 Released

The Census Bureau released Version 3.3 of OnTheMap today. This maintenance release covers several patches for the application's user interface.

The first patch corrects the dynamic text in Step 4 of the Analysis Tab for Paired Shed Analyses. The second patch corrects a labeling bug in the Shed Reports that caused some areas with duplicate names to be combined in the Shed Report for several Rollup Layers. This patch completely corrected the issue for Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) and State Legislative Districts (Upper and Lower), while significantly reduced the problem for County Subdivisions and Unified/Elementary School Districts. OnTheMap Version 3.4, expected to be released in July, will complete the corrections for Cities/Towns, County Subdivisions, and Unified/Elementary School Districts.

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May 8, 2009: Server Maintenance – May 10, 8AM-Noon EDT

On Sunday, May 10, from 8AM to noon EDT, maintenance will be performed on the LEHD/LED web servers. During this window OnTheMap, QWI Online, Industry Focus, and web-based applications will not be available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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April 29, 2009: Ohio QWI Data on LED Website

Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) for the state of Ohio have been posted on the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) website. They are available through the QWI Online and Industry Focus. Ohio becomes the 47th state to post its QWI data on the LED website.

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April 3, 2009: New OnTheMap e-Learning Module Available

The OnTheMap e-learning tool has been updated for the current version. In 22 minutes, it demonstrates how to do basic analyses using OnTheMap with five years of employment and segmented age, earnings and industry data for local and regional areas in 46 partner states.

OnTheMap allows users to define custom areas for detailed analyses; illustrate flows of workers across state borders; produce and export reports and maps; view time-series animation over the five available years of data; and perform Area Profile and Shed Analyses for work and home areas in both local and regional geographies. For comments or questions, please contact CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

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March 3, 2009: Server Maintenance—March 10, 6–8 PM EST—for OnTheMap, QWI Online, and Industry Focus

On Tuesday, March 10, from 6 PM to 8 PM EST, maintenance will be performed on some of the Census Bureau's web servers. During this 2-hour window OnTheMap, QWI Online, and Industry Focus will be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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February 26, 2009: OnTheMap Version 3.2 Data Available on VirtualRDC

The complete set of OnTheMap Version 3.2 data is now available from the Cornell VirtualRDC for download by registered users. To register for access to the OnTheMap data, please request a login by sending an email to virtualrdc@cornell.edu. These files are the same files currently used for the OnTheMap tool. The compressed file size for the entire collection is about 19GB.

For more information about the Local Employment Dynamics Partnerships and related tools, please visit the LEHD website.

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February 10, 2009: Nevada Profile of Older Workers Released

The Census Bureau, under the federal-state Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership, has been releasing a series of reports on workers 55 and older for individual states. Nevada is the thirtieth and last state to be released in the series today. The Nevada report can be accessed at http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/ledow04nv.pdf [PDF; File Size: 384KB]. The report and additional tables may also be found in the Profiles section. For additional information about the LED partnership, please visit the Partners section.

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February 6, 2009: Connecticut Joins LED

Connecticut has joined the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership as one of 51 partners including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. LED is a voluntary federal-state partnership that integrates data on employees and data on employers with multiple other data sources to produce new and improved labor market information about the dynamics of the local economy and society, while strictly protecting the confidentiality of individuals and firms that provide the data.

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January 29, 2009: Alabama Profile of Older Workers Released

The Census Bureau, under the federal-state Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership, has launched a series of reports on workers 55 and older for more than 30 states. Alabama is the twenty-ninth state to be released in the series today, to be followed by Nevada. The Alabama report can be accessed at http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/ledow04al.pdf [PDF; File Size: 1.00MB]. The report and additional tables may also be found in the Profiles section. For additional information about the LED partnership, please visit the Partners section.

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January 26, 2009: California Profile of Older Workers Released

The Census Bureau, under the federal-state Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership, has launched a series of reports on workers 55 and older for more than 30 states. California is the twenty-eighth state to be released in the series today, to be followed by Alabama and Nevada. The California report can be accessed at http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/ledow04ca.pdf [PDF; File Size: 1.09MB]. The report and additional tables may also be found in the Profiles section. For additional information about the LED partnership, please visit the LEHD website.

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