COVIDLOOK
Prevented from looking for work due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
Sep
22 |
Aug
22 |
Jul
22 |
Jun
22 |
May
22 |
Apr
22 |
Mar
22 |
Feb
22 |
Jan
22 |
Dec
21 |
Nov
21 |
Oct
21 |
Sep
21 |
Aug
21 |
Jul
21 |
Jun
21 |
May
21 |
Apr
21 |
Mar
21 |
Feb
21 |
Jan
21 |
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01 | No | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
02 | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
99 | NIU | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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Description
COVIDLOOK reports whether the COVID-19 pandemic prevented those respondents who were not in the labor force from looking for work during the past four weeks.
This variable is part of a battery of five supplemental questions added to the CPS basic monthly survey in May of 2020 to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor force. For more information on how the pandemic affected the CPS, see our detailed documentation here.
Universe
- Civilians 16+ who are not in the labor force.
Availability
Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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2020 | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
2021 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
2022 | X | X | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - |
Flags
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