Download script for BLS_QCEW IMPORT

[Avantika-Singh16]

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request adds a new Python script designed to streamline the process of downloading BLS QCEW data. Its primary purpose is to ensure that the latest and historical quarterly and annual employment and wage statistics are readily available for further processing, significantly reducing manual effort in data acquisition.

Highlights

• New Data Download Script: Introduces a new Python script, download_script.py, to automate the acquisition of BLS QCEW (Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages) data.
• Comprehensive Data Coverage: The script is designed to download both quarterly and annual BLS QCEW data, covering all available years from 1990 up to the current year.
• Automated Data Extraction: It utilizes a shared utility function (download_file from download_util_script.py) to fetch and automatically unzip the data files from the official BLS website.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a download script for BLS QCEW data. The script is functional but has some areas for improvement. I've identified significant code duplication in the download logic for quarterly and annual data. More critically, the script does not handle potential download failures, which could lead to silent errors and incomplete datasets. My review includes a suggestion to refactor the code to eliminate duplication and add robust error handling, making the script more maintainable and reliable.