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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.

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UH_CLASS_A5

Class of worker, job last week, 1988-2026

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Class of worker, job last week - 1988-2026

UH_CLASS_A5 is comparable across all available samples.

1988-1989: Those in the labor force, or not in the labor force, but have been within the last 5 years and in rotation 4 or 8.
1990-1993: Those in the labor force or not in the labor force, but have been within the last 5 years and in rotation 1 or 5.
1994-2026: Those in the labor force, or not in the labor force, but have been within the last 5 years and in rotation 4 or 8.

Years	Jan	Feb	ASEC	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988 – 2026	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-