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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.

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Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data
February 16, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau today released findings from the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2022 table package.
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2020 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement 5-Year Geographic Mobility Tables Available
January 26, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau released 5-year national and regional geographic mobility and migration estimates from the 2020 CPS ASEC.
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Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement
January 25, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps announced the release of the 2021 CPS, Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Supplement Microdata File.

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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.
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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.
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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.

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Income in the United States: 2021
September 13, 2022
This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2022 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Poverty in the United States: 2021
September 13, 2022
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2022 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2021
September 13, 2022
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States in 2021 based on information collected in the 2022 CPS ASEC.

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An Assessment of the June 2020 CPS Fertility Supplement
January 16, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to examine the quality of the June 2020 CPS Fertility Supplement.
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Monthly Financial Insecurity Estimates using the Household Pulse Survey
January 12, 2023
This paper is a comparison of monthly financial insecurity and poverty estimates.
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Cognitive Pretesting of the Internet Use Survey
September 19, 2022
Testing new and revised questions including underreporting of cyberbullying and cost as a reason why people do not access the internet at home.

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Questions on the Voting Supplement of the Current Population Survey
This visualization is intended to help data users see which years questions were asked on the supplement.
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Black Education on the Rise
Population age 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
View changes in the nation's African American population since 1964.

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