Government Industry

Overview

The Government Industry dataset provides government-sourced labor market information for industries and US geographic areas. Use this dataset to analyze industry employment, compensation, establishments, hires, separations, turnover, and job creation and destruction.

The dataset is available as government_industry in Lightcast MCP.

Purpose

The Government Industry dataset provides government-sourced data for understanding employment and economic activity across industries and geographic areas. Use it to analyze industry employment, compensation, establishments, workforce activity, and job creation and destruction.

Unlike Job Postings and Profiles, this dataset provides broader industry labor market measures from government data sources.

What the Dataset Measures

Business Meaning	Description
Industry employment	Number of jobs in an industry.
Industry compensation	Wages, earnings, and supplements, including per-worker measures.
Workforce activity	Hires, separations, and turnover.
Job creation and destruction	Jobs created and jobs destroyed.
Establishments	Number of physical business locations.

Common Use Cases

Industry employment analysis

Measure employment for an industry in a specific geographic area.

Industry compensation analysis

Compare wages, earnings, and supplements across industries or regions.

Workforce flow analysis

Analyze hires, separations, and turnover by industry.

Job creation and destruction analysis

Track jobs created and destroyed across industries and time periods.

Establishment analysis

Compare the number of business locations across industries or geographic areas.

Industry composition analysis

Understand how employment is distributed across industries and demographic groups.

Examples Questions

01/How many manufacturing jobs are projected in Calvert County, Maryland?

Compare historical and projected industry employment for a county. Related metric: lmi.jobs.

02/How many Insurance Carriers establishments are there in Nebraska?

Measure the number of physical business locations for an industry in a state. Related metric: lmi.establishments.

03/What is the average wage for workers in hospitals in Ann Arbor, Michigan?

Compare wages per worker across industries or geographic areas. Related metric: lmi.wages_per_worker.

04/How many airline industry jobs have been created and destroyed in the last 5 years?

Track job creation and destruction for an industry over time. Related metrics: lmi.created_jobs, lmi.destroyed_jobs.

05/How have separations changed for women in General Medical and Surgical Hospitals?

Track separation trends for an industry and demographic group. Related metric: lmi.separations.

Available Dimensions

Dimension	Description
`industry_naics`	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) used to identify industries.
`location_area_us`	US geographic areas, including states, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), and counties.
`demographic_age_band`	Age group of workers.
`demographic_gender`	Gender of workers in the industry.
`demographic_race`	Race of workers in the industry.
`demographic_ethnicity`	Ethnicity of workers in the industry.

For dimension definitions and filtering guidance, see Dimensions.

Available Metrics

Metric	Description
`lmi.jobs`	Number of jobs in the industry.
`lmi.establishments`	Number of physical business locations.
`lmi.wages`	Total base earnings for the industry.
`lmi.wages_per_worker`	Industry wages divided by the number of jobs.
`lmi.earnings_per_worker`	Industry earnings divided by the number of jobs.
`lmi.supplements`	Total supplements for the industry.
`lmi.supplements_per_worker`	Industry supplements divided by the number of jobs.
`lmi.total_earnings`	Total industry earnings, including wages and supplements.
`lmi.hires`	Number of hires.
`lmi.separations`	Number of separations, including quits and fires.
`lmi.turnover_rate`	Rate of separations per job.
`lmi.created_jobs`	Number of jobs created.
`lmi.destroyed_jobs`	Number of jobs destroyed.

Wages, supplements, and total earnings are industry-level totals. Per-worker metrics divide these totals by the number of jobs.

For metric definitions and usage guidance, see Metrics.

Supported MCP tools

Tool	Supported	Purpose
`estimate`	Yes	Retrieve industry employment, compensation, establishments, hires, separations, turnover, and job creation and destruction metrics.
`timeseries`	Yes	Retrieve supported metrics across monthly or yearly intervals.
`top`	Yes	Rank industries, geographic areas, or demographic groups by supported employment and compensation metrics.
`distribution`	No	Not supported for this dataset.
`count`	No	Not supported for this dataset.
`list`	No	Not supported for this dataset.