Current Population Survey (CPS) Datasets
Public Use Microdata File Information
Click below for a description of the monthly files and how to obtain them, a discussion of the data dictionaries, and example calculations of estimates.
Data from the Current Population Survey comes in many forms, many of which are accessible below. For a description of how the CPS is administered, the data collection procedures, questions asked, and other information, see the Methodology page.
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Annual Social and Economic SupplementsProvides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility.
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Basic Monthly CPSData files and data dictionary of the basic monthly CPS, sorted by most recent year and month collected.
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CPS Basic Extraction FilesExtract microdata files and data dictionary: 2000-based weights plus revised industry and occupation for Jan. 2000-Dec. 2002; Disability data from 2008.
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CPS Certification Items Extract FilesExtract microdata files and dictionary: Items related to job certification for 2015-2016.
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CPS Supplement and Replicate WeightsData files and dictionary, plus replicate weights if available, for CPS Supplement data collections; sorted alphabetically by name, then by year collected.
Page Last Revised - February 27, 2026