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US labor market intelligence from 4 DOL Employment & Training Administration datasets: weekly unemployment claims, apprenticeship programs, and trade adjustment assistance.

What does this actor do?

This actor queries the DOL ETA datasets to build a comprehensive labor market intelligence report:

1. Unemployment Insurance Claims (National) — Weekly initial and continued claims, insured unemployment rate, week-over-week changes, 4-week moving averages
2. Unemployment Insurance Claims (State) — State-level breakdown with summaries per state including average rates and latest data
3. Registered Apprenticeship Programs — Apprentice demographics, occupations, sponsors, completion rates by state and fiscal year
4. Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Petitions — Companies petitioning for worker retraining due to trade displacement, with certification decisions and worker counts

Each report includes a market health score (0–100) based on unemployment trends, apprenticeship health, and trade displacement indicators.

Input parameters

Output format

The actor outputs a single comprehensive report:

{
"reportType":"comprehensive",
"generatedAt":"2024-12-07T...",
"unemployment":{
"nationalTrend":[
{
"weekEnded":"2024-12-07",
"initialClaims":224000,
"continuedClaims":1871000,
"insuredUnemploymentRate":1.2,
"weekOverWeekChange":-11000,
"fourWeekMovingAverage":230000
}
],
"stateBreakdown":[
{
"state":"CA",
"totalInitialClaims":42000,
"averageInsuredRate":2.1
}
],
"trendDirection":"Slightly declining",
"trendDescription":"..."
},
"apprenticeship":{
"records":[...],
"summary":{
"totalActiveApprentices":8000,
"overallCompletionRate":71.01,
"topOccupations":[...]
}
},
"tradeAdjustment":{
"records":[...],
"summary":{
"totalPetitions":3,
"totalCertified":2,
"totalWorkersAffected":625,
"certificationRate":66.67
}
},
"marketInsight":{
"score":62,
"level":"Moderate",
"factors":[
"Low insured unemployment rate: 1.2% (+15)",
"Initial claims declining: -11,000 week-over-week (+10)"
]
}
}

Market health scoring

The market health score (0–100) assesses labor market conditions:

Levels: Strong (75+), Moderate (50–74), Weak (25–49), Stressed (<25)

Use cases

• Labor economists: Track weekly unemployment trends with moving averages
• Workforce development: Monitor apprenticeship program performance and demographics
• Trade analysts: Track industries and companies affected by trade displacement
• Policy researchers: Analyze labor market health across states and time periods
• HR professionals: Understand labor market conditions for hiring planning
• Economic journalists: Track claims trends and trade adjustment patterns

API key

Register for a free DOL API key at https://dataportal.dol.gov/registration

Without an API key, the actor returns realistic sample data in dry run mode.

Data sources

All data from the US Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration:

• ETA/ui_national_weekly_claims — National weekly UI claims (updated weekly)
• ETA/ui_state_weekly_claims — State-level weekly UI claims
• ETA/apprenticeship_data — Registered apprenticeship program data
• ETA/otaa_petition — Trade Adjustment Assistance petitions