IPUMS CPS: descr: UH_OCC

IPUMS CPS

November 2025 monthly data are now available via IPUMS CPS. Note that October data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.

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UH_OCC_A5

Occupation of job last week, 1983-1991

Codes

UH_OCC_A5 is a 4-digit numeric variable.
Codes available here.

Description

Occupation of job last week - 1983-1991

These string values in the original data have been recoded as follows:

--- => -999 : Missing

UH_OCC_A5 is comparable across all available samples.

1976-1989: Those in the labor force or NILF, but have been in the labor force w/in the last 5 yrs and in rotation 4 or 8.
1990-1991: Those who have ever worked: those in the labor force or not in the labor force, but have been in the labor force w/in the last 5 yrs and in rotation 1 or 5.

Years	Jan	Feb	ASEC	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983 – 1991	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-