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.
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
PAIDEMP1 reports if the self-employed respondent has paid employees in their first job.
Comparability
In all available samples the empirical universe for PAIDEMP1 differs from the stated universe in the codebooks. All respondents are from month-in-samples 4 and 8, rather than 3 and 4 as stated in the documentation. In samples from January 2020 through January 2021, persons classed as "incorporated self-employed" are not included in PAIDEMP1.
Universe
- Jan 2014 - Dec 2019, Feb 2021+: Self-employed persons with MISH 4 or 8
- Jan 2020 - Jan 2021: Unincorporated self-employed persons with MISH 4 or 8
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
