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  •   over 14 years ago

Wage gap on a per-state basis?

I'm interested in accessing the gender wage gap on a per-state basis. I hoped to use this CPS dataset:

http://developer.dol.gov/BLS-CPS-DATASET.htm

I notice it has both gender (LE_SEXS) and state (LE_FIPS) tables. However, there are no series available which display gender-specific wage data on a per-state basis. All the series available are nationwide only (FIPS_CODE 00).

Is there any way to get any wage breakdown by gender and state in the CPS dataset, or any other dataset available via the DOL API?

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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  • Manager   •   over 14 years ago

    Gina,

    I will research your inquiry and get back to you shortly. Thanks for your note and support of the Equal Pay App Challenge.

    Xavier

  • Manager   •   over 14 years ago

    Gina,
    The response I'm getting is that unfortunately, there are no database published time series for LE at the state level. We're looking to see if there is any data elsewhere that we could publish that would give you what you are looking for.

  •   •   about 14 years ago

    Thank you for looking into it for me. I wound up changing my app from per-state to per-occupation data b/c I wanted to get something out fast to promote the challenge. Here it is:

    http://narrowthegapp.com

    Appreciate it.

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