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The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.

PAIDEMP1N

Number of paid employees (1st Job)

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Description

PAIDEMP1N reports how many paid employees the respondent has in their first job. This is only available for those who reported "yes" to PAIDEMP1.

This variable is topcoded at 75 employees.

Comparability

PAIDEMP1N is comparable across all samples.

Universe

  • Persons with paid employees.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 – 2024 X X - X X X X X X X X X X
2025 X X - X X X X X X X - X X
2026 X X - X - - - - - - - - -

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