Technical documentation about the base Current Population Survey is available in the Technical Papers section.  Technical Documentation for the CPS supplements is available by year.

Technical Papers

• Technical Paper 77, Design and Methodology: There are two accessible files associated with the CPS Technical Paper 77
  • A pdf of the CPS Technical Paper 77 [PDF - 4.5MB]
  • A list of the Technical Paper formulas, expressions, and component variables in spoken version [XLS - < 1.0MB]
• Technical Paper 66, Design and Methodology [PDF - 3.19MB]
• Technical Paper 63 Revised, Design and Methodology [PDF - 3.11MB]
• Technical Paper 63, Design and Methodology [PDF -2.19MB]
• Technical Paper 40, Design and Methodology (1978) [PDF - 14MB]
  
• CPS Interviewing Manual (revised April 2015) [PDF - 6.39MB]