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Updating based on better state level LFPR added
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javaldro committed Jul 18, 2018
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Download the project and unzip it. Open the R file of interest (USA or International), and import the data sources from your company as instructed. This project will calculate the representation numbers of a particular demographic (starting with gender) across different geographic regions (starting with states in the USA or Countries across the world). Then, it will take the labour market data I’ve compiled to estimate the representation of that demographic group in the labour force in that region. Finally, it calculates the difference between the expected and actual representations of underrepresented groups, and writes a CSV file that highlights areas where your company has a significant presence and has a lot less of a particular group than one would expect. If you want to add the optional application rates piece, it goes through a similar process to help you see if you have issues attracting talent from underrepresented groups at the top of the funnel.

## Where did you get your Data?
Labor force participation comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and demographics by state comes from the American Community Survey for Gender Across USA. For Gender Across World, female labor force percentage comes from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database (2017).
Labor force participation and demographics by state comes from the American Community Survey for Gender Across USA (note: labor force participation rates are from 2013, demographics from 2017). For Gender Across World, female labor force percentage comes from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database (2017).

## Why is there only Gender by state in the USA or Country in the World right now?
This is the case because these are the only area where I personally was able to find the data I wanted. This was always meant to be a starting place, and I’m looking forward to the open source process in helping this project advance.
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