The February 2026 monthly data are available via IPUMS CPS. We have not yet processed the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau. October 2025 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
Reason not at work last week - 1976-1993
These string values in the original data have been recoded as follows:
- => -9 : Missing
blank => -9 : Missing
Universe
- 1976-1988: Those in the labor force, but not at work last week.
- 1989-1993: Those with a job but temporarily absent or on layoff 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 |
