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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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