by Lee Li | Apr 24, 2024 | Research & Analysis
Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest 2023 annual data for Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) by county. While the new LAUS data does not change rural areas, this data release is still particularly important for the EB-5...
by Lee Li | Dec 8, 2023 | Research & Analysis
Yesterday, on December 7, 2023, the Census Bureau released the 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. This development is particularly important for the EB-5 industry because the ACS data released yesterday includes the latest unemployment...
by Lee Li | Aug 9, 2023 | Research & Analysis
(Click here to read and download the full report in PDF format) On July 21, 2023, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published revised delineations for the country’s Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs).[1] First the first time in the past 3 years, OMB...
by quintonlewis | May 1, 2023 | Research & Analysis
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the latest annual Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) for 2022. Subsequently, IIUSA updated its EB-5 TEA Mapping Tool to reflect these changes. According to the new data, the national unemployment rate...
by Lee Li | Jan 30, 2023 | Research & Analysis
IIUSA published a new data report this week, analyzing the impact of the latest American Community Survey (ACS) data on EB-5 targeted employment areas (TEA). In particular, the report discussed the new benchmark of high unemployment area qualification, the changing...
