The 2026 September BMS data are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 BMS data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
Temporarily absent or on layoff last week - 1976-1993
These string values in the original data have been recoded as follows:
- => -9 : Missing
blank => -9 : Missing
Universe
- Those who did not do any work last week.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 – 1993 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
