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Current Population Survey

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Title Current Population Survey
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/35IUVQ
 
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Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Users can download data or view data tables on topics related to the labor force of the United States.

Background

Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. It provides information and data on the labor force of the United States, such as: employment, unemployment, earnings, hours of work, school enrollment, health, employee benefits and income. The CPS is conducted monthly and has a sample of approximately 50,000 households. It is representative of the non-institutionalized US population. The sample provides estimates
for the nation as a whole and serves as part of model-based estimates for individual states and other geographic areas.

User Functionality

Users can download data sets or view data tables on their topic of interest. Data can be organized by a variety of demographic variables, including: sex, age, race, marital status and educational attainment. Data is available on a national or state level.

Data Notes

The CPS is conducted monthly and has a sample of approximately 50,000 households. It is representative of the non-institutionalized US population. The sample provides estimates for th
e nation as a whole and serves as part of model-based estimates for individual states and other geographic areas.
 
Subject Census Bureau
labor statistics
workforce
labor
work
employment
unemployment
earnings
income
hours of work
employee benefits
occupation
industry
class of worker
school enrollment