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
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 07, 2020
Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS
Schedule for the 2019 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics and 2019 American Community Survey results.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 01, 2020
Census Bureau Resumes In-Person Interviews for Ongoing Surveys
The U.S. Census Bureau has resumed conducting in-person interviews associated with its ongoing household surveys in 21 states.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 01, 2020
Currículum de entrevistas en persona para encuestas continuas
La Oficina del Censo ha reanudado las entrevistas en persona relacionadas con las encuestas continuas de los hogares en 21 estados.
Data
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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.
Publications
PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 08, 2019
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2018
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 CPS ASEC.
PUBLICATION | OCTOBER 07, 2019
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 2019
The Use and Misuse of Income Data and Extreme Poverty
This paper examines extreme poverty in the U.S. using household surveys linked to administrative records.
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 02, 2019
The Administrative Income Statistics (AIS) Project: Research on the Use of Administrative Records to Improve Income and Resource Estimates
We review research on mis-reporting and non-response bias in income surveys. We discuss research needed to use administrative data to reduce these biases.
WORKING PAPER | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Updates to Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures and Medicare Premiums
This working paper discusses the updates made to the processing of out-of-pocket medical expenditures and Medicare premiums.