Current Population Survey

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The Current Population Survey is a monthly U.S. household survey conducted by the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics that provides key labor force statistics such as unemployment and employment levels.

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instanceOf household survey
labor force survey
official statistics program
accessURL https://www.bls.gov/cps/
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps.html
administeredBy field representatives of the Census Bureau
ageRange 16 years and over
appliesToJurisdiction civilian noninstitutional population
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataCollectionMethod in-person interview
telephone interview
dataFormat aggregate statistics
microdata
frequency monthly
hasPart CPS ASEC NERFINISHED
CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement NERFINISHED
CPS basic monthly survey
CPS supplements
inception 1940s
language English
mainSubject demographic characteristics
earnings
employment
hours of work
labor force
unemployment
operator Bureau of Labor Statistics NERFINISHED
United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED
publisher Bureau of Labor Statistics NERFINISHED
United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED
sampleSize about 60,000 eligible households
sponsor Bureau of Labor Statistics NERFINISHED
United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED
startTime 1940
topic class of worker
employment-population ratio
industry of employment
labor force participation rate
labor statistics
multiple jobholding
occupation
unemployment rate
usual hours worked
usual weekly earnings
usedFor employment statistics
labor market research
official U.S. unemployment rate
policy analysis
usesMethod multistage stratified sampling
probability sampling

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Employment Projections dataSource Current Population Survey
Employment Situation report dataSource Current Population Survey