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Publications, Research, Analysis

• Guidance on Survey Differences in Labor Force Estimates



• Labor Force Fact Sheet: Differences Among the Employment and Unemployment Estimates from the American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey, and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program

American Community Survey

• Comparison of ACS and CPS Data on Employment Status



• 2008 American Community Survey Data Employment and Unemployment Research Note: Changes to the American Community Survey between 2007 and 2008 and the Effect on the Estimates of Employment and Unemployment



• Labor Force Participation Rate for Selected Age Groups: 2008 and 2009  



• We Want You! The Role of Human Capital in Explaining the Veteran-Non-Veteran Earnings Differential  



• ACS Economic Brief: Labor Force Participation Rate of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 American Community Survey  



• ACS Economic Brief: Work Status of People 65 Years and Older: 2008 American Community Survey 



• Evaluation Report Covering Employment Status  



• Evaluation Report Covering Weeks Worked  



• Working Beyond Retirement-Age  

Census 2000 Brief: Employment Status: 2000 (C2KBR-18)  
Census 2000 Evaluation Study B.7: Accuracy of Data for Employment Status as Measured by the CPS-Census 2000 Match  

Excel Tables
Census 2000 Auxiliary Evaluation: Comparing Employment, Income, and Poverty: Census 2000 and Current Population Survey  

Employment Status of the Population in Households for the United States, States, Counties,
            Places, and for Puerto Rico: 2000 (PHC-T-28)

Health insurance coverage following a job separation. A longitudinal analysis of data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for 2004-2005 
Evolving Labor Force Outcomes for Married Couples Associated with Gender Trends in Education  
Longitudinal Analysis of the Labor Market Performance of the Working Poor: Evidence from the 2004 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel  
Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Performance of the Working Poor: Evidence from the 2004 SIPP Panel  
Job Retention During Two Recessions: Evidence from the 2001 and 2008 SIPP Panels  
Juggling Act: Caregiving for a Elderly Family Member and Female Labor Market Earnings  
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Spells of Unemployment, 2004-2007 (P70-120)  
Reasons People Do Not Work: 2004 (P70-111)  
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Spells of Unemployment, 2001�2003 (P70-105)  
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force Turnover, 1996-1999 (P70-96)  
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Spells of Unemployment, 1996-1999 (P70-93)  
Reasons People Do Not Work: 1996 (P70-76)  
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1992 to 1993 (P70-57) A Perspective on Low-Wage Workers
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force, 1991 to 1993 (P70-48)
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Labor Force and Income, 1990 to 1992 (P70-40)

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