Location Quotients for US Counties using Two-digit NAICS Codes

This dataset was created using data compiled from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data were accessed using an R script and the USBC api to combine employment data for each US county by 2-digit NAICS sector. The R script can be found at the following RPubs page: https://rpubs.com/ryanthomas/LQ.

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Source http://data.bls.gov/cew/apps/data_views/data_views.htm#tab=Tables
Author Ryan Thomas
Maintainer Ryan Thomas
Version 1.0
Last Updated June 24, 2016, 19:48 (UTC)
Created June 6, 2016, 18:25 (UTC)
Frequency quarterly
Organisation US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Organization Sector Government
Primary issue Economic Development
Scope United States
Theme Economic Development
Unit of Analysis County
Use Urban Typology
end_year 2016
st_year 1970