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
2020 Presidential Election Voting & Registration Tables Now Available
The 2020 presidential election had the highest voter turnout of the 21st century, with 66.8% of citizens 18 years and older voting in the election.
Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2018
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a report that examines trends in computer and internet use in 2018.
Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data
The new data examines the educational attainment of adults by demographic and social characteristics such as age, sex, race, nativity, industry and occupation.
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
Childhood Disability in the United States: 2019
This brief uses 1-year estimates from the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide information about childhood disability in the United States.
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.
Working Papers
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.
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