Publications

Most-Requested CPS Publications

Economic news releases
Labor force data for persons with or without a disability
- More information about disability data
Research series on labor force status flows
- More information about labor force status flows
Recent trends in employment from the BLS household and payroll surveys (updated monthly) (PDF)
- More information about CPS and CES employment differences
How the government measures unemployment (HTML)
Employment & Earnings Online
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual tables from the household survey (CPS)
- Technical notes to household survey data published in Employment and Earnings
  - Introduction (Relationship and comparability with establishment and other surveys) (PDF)
  - Collection and Coverage, Concepts and Definitions, Historical Comparability and Estimating Methods (PDF)
  - Seasonal adjustment (PDF)

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2010 (PDF)
- Previous versions: (2009) (2008) (2007)
Characteristics of minimum wage workers: 2011
- Previous versions: (2010) (2009) (2008) (2007) (2006) (2005) (2004) (2003) (2002)
Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2010 (PDF)
- Previous versions: Earnings in (2009) (2008) (2007) (2006) (2005) (2004) (2003) (2002) (2001) (2000) (1999) (1998)
Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2011 edition)
- Previous versions: (2010 edition) (2009 edition) (2008 edition) (2007 edition) (2006 edition) (2005 edition) (2004 edition)
A Profile of the Working Poor, 2010 (PDF)
- Previous versions: A Profile of the Working Poor (2009) (2008) (2007) (2006) (2005) (2004) (2003) (2002) (2001) (2000) (1999)
Charting the U.S. Labor Market in 2006
- Previous versions: Charting the U.S. Labor Market in 2005
Report on the Youth Labor Force (2000)
Browse data and publications by subject: CPS A to Z, demographics, labor force characteristics, and earnings

Methodology for Seasonally Adjusting National Household Labor Force Series
Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates
Labor force and employment estimates smoothed for population adjustments (PDF)
Creating Comparability in CPS Employment Series (PDF)
Several major changes affecting the Current Population Survey (household) data in January 2003 (HTML)
Occupational and Industry Classification
BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 1, Labor Force Data Derived from the Current Population Survey (HTML)
Current Population Survey, design and methodology (Technical paper 66) (October 2006) (PDF 3.2MB)
- Previous versions:
  - Technical paper 63, revised March 2002 (PDF 3.1MB)
  - Technical paper 63, March 2000 (PDF 2.2MB)
Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Data Collection and Estimation (HTML)
Expansion of the Current Population Survey Sample Effective July 2001, from Employment and Earnings, August 2001 (PDF)
A Test of Methods for Collecting Racial and Ethnic Information, 1995 (Text)
More CPS technical documentation

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012