The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States.
News
Census Bureau Releases 2020 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility Data
The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility detailed table package and updates to historical tables and graphs.
New Estimates on America’s Families and Living Arrangements
The number of parents with children under age 18 and living at home declined by about 3 million over the past decade.
Census Bureau Releases New School Enrollment Data
The report examines the characteristics of people enrolled in school using statistics from the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey.
Data
Current Population Survey Detailed Tables for Poverty
The Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
Current Population Survey Tables for Health Insurance Coverage
The Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
Current Population Survey Tables for Personal Income
The Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
Publications
School Enrollment in the United States 2018
The publication School Enrollment in the United States: 2018 is CPS and ACS.
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2019 CPS ASEC.
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
Working Papers
Using Paired Cognitive Interviews to Assess Proxy Responses
Multiple participants from the same household were interviewed to explore the extent to which they provided the same answers to the same questions.
COVID-19 and Measuring Health Insurance Coverage in the 2020 CPS ASEC
This paper examines how changes to survey operations during the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced health insurance coverage estimates for the 2020 CPS ASEC
Coronavirus Infects Surveys, Too: Nonresponse Bias During the Pandemic in the CPS ASEC
This paper evaluates how response in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) was affected by COVID-19.