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 New Educational Attainment Data
Findings that use statistics from the CPS to examine the educational attainment of adults age 25 and older by demographic and social characteristics.
Census Bureau Releases 2020 Presidential Election Voting Report
The 2020 presidential election featured record turnout and record use of nontraditional voting methods.
Census Bureau Releases New Report on Living Arrangements of Children
According to a new report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, the majority (70.1%) of the nation’s children under age 18 lived with two parents.
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
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020
This report summarizes and analyzes estimates from the 2020 CPS November Voting Supplement.
An Analysis of the 2018 Congressional Election
This report summarizes the characteristics of those who voted and registered in the November 2018 election and in congressional elections since 1978.
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC.
Working Papers
Cognitive Testing Results for the CPS Food Security Supplement
Testing on how participants interpreted new questions and modifications to existing questions about food insecurity and food purchases.
Coronavirus Infects Surveys, Too: Survey Nonresponse Bias
This paper evaluates how response in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) was affected by COVID-19.
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.