Variable Name

Definition

year

Year

month

Month

minsamp

Month in sample

hrlonglk

Longitudinal link

age

age

female

Female

wbho

Race

educ

Education level

married

Married

ownchild

Number of children

forborn

Foreign born

citizen

US citizen

state

State

fipscounty

FIPS County Code

lfstat

Labor-force status

empl

Employed

unem

Unemployed

unempt

Unemployed, PT

nilf

Not in labor force

unemdur

Unemployment duration (weeks)

hourslw

Hours last week, all jobs

union

Union

ind_2d

2-digit industry

ind12

3-digit industry NAICS 2010

docc03

2-digit occupation

occ03

3-digit occupation

paidhre

Paid by hour

earnhre

Hourly wage

w_nber

Wage, NBER

rw

Real wage, 2013$