US Department of Labor

For more general information on data collection in Redbird, check out: Getting Started With Data Collection

This guide explains how to set up access and collect economic data from the US Department of Labor website. This collection app specifically pulls Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report data from the Employment and Trading Administration.

Enabling Collection Apps and Inputting Credentials

1. Click the person icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the page
2. Click Account Settings
3. Click Apps
4. Navigate to US Department of Labor
5. Select the box under the Visible? heading to enable the collection app

6. Click Done

Creating a Collection

1. Click Collect on the top navigation bar
2. Select US Department of Labor
3. Click Create Collection
4. Click the pencil next to Configuration Name to name your collection
5. Select a report type from the drop-down list
6. Update Method allows you to select how you want your data to aggregate when you run future data pulls. Append keeps the historical data and adds the future data pulls below. Replace deletes the historical data and generates the new data in its place.
7. Initial Data Load allows you to upload historical data in bulk as a one-off in the event that you have the data saved on your computer. You can upload your data as a CSV file with no leading/trailing rows or columns and Redbird will run future data collections using the configuration that you set up in previous steps.

8. Click Done

Running a Collection

1. Click Collect Data under Run
2. Click Run Collection
3. Click Run