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Originally Posted by craigs
The Census Bureau doesn't define MSAs and CSAs--the Bureau of Labor Statistics does that, traditionally based on commuting data.
I wonder if the pandemic-induced move to work from home will force them to change the formula a bit.
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This is incorrect. The BLS simply publishes many of their statistics at the MSA level.
The Census Bureau defines and publishes Urban Areas (UAs) on the basis of Urban and Rural geographies they also define.
The Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs then uses those UAs and other agencies’ data to define and delineate MSAs, mSAs, and CSAs (all three comprise what are called CBSAs, Core Based Statistical Areas).
Quote:
Originally Posted by craigs
The Census Bureau doesn't define MSAs and CSAs--the Bureau of Labor Statistics does that, traditionally based on commuting data.
I wonder if the pandemic-induced move to work from home will force them to change the formula a bit.
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That will be a question for 2031. The current decade will be using guidelines already established (established during the pandemic, no less).
Census Bureau Urban Area 2020s guidelines:
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...final-criteria
Office of Management and Budget Core Based Statistical Area 2020s guidelines:
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...tistical-areas