Monthly CPS data are not currently being released amidst the U.S. federal government shut down. Once the September 2025 monthly data are available, we will process and release them as quickly as possible via IPUMS.
An "X" indicates the variable is available for the listed sample.
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| EMPSTAT | Employment status | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | EMPSTAT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| LABFORCE | Labor force status | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | LABFORCE | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| OCC | Occupation | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | OCC | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| OCC2010 | Occupation, 2010 basis | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | OCC2010 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| OCC1990 | Occupation, 1990 basis | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | OCC1990 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| IND1990 | Industry, 1990 basis | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | IND1990 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| OCC1950 | Occupation, 1950 basis | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | OCC1950 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| IND | Industry | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | IND | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| IND1950 | Industry, 1950 basis | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | IND1950 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| CLASSWKR | Class of worker | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | CLASSWKR | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| UHRSWORKT | Hours usually worked per week at all jobs | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | UHRSWORKT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| UHRSWORK1 | Hours usually worked per week at main job | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | UHRSWORK1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| UHRSWORK2 | Hours usually worked per week, other job(s) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | UHRSWORK2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| AHRSWORKT | Hours worked last week | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | AHRSWORKT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| AHRSWORK1 | Hours worked last week, main job | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | AHRSWORK1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| AHRSWORK2 | Hours worked last week, other job(s) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | AHRSWORK2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| ABSENT | Absent from work last week | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ABSENT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| DURUNEM2 | Continuous weeks unemployed, intervalled | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | DURUNEM2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| DURUNEMP | Continuous weeks unemployed | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | DURUNEMP | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| WHYUNEMP | Reason for unemployment | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | WHYUNEMP | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
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Variable
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Variable Label
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Type |
Aug 25 |
Jul 25 |
Jun 25 |
May 25 |
Apr 25 |
ASEC 25 |
Mar 25 |
Feb 25 |
Jan 25 |
Dec 24 |
Nov 24 |
Oct 24 |
Sep 24 |
Aug 24 |
Jul 24 |
Jun 24 |
May 24 |
Apr 24 |
ASEC 24 |
Mar 24 |
Feb 24 |
Jan 24 |
Dec 23 |
Nov 23 |
Oct 23 |
Sep 23 |
Aug 23 |
Jul 23 |
Jun 23 |
May 23 |
Apr 23 |
ASEC 23 |
Mar 23 |
Feb 23 |
Jan 23 |
Dec 22 |
Nov 22 |
Oct 22 |
Sep 22 |
Aug 22 |
Jul 22 |
Jun 22 |
May 22 |
Apr 22 |
ASEC 22 |
Mar 22 |
Feb 22 |
Jan 22 |
ASEC 20 |
ASEC 19 |
Variable
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ASEC 18 |
ASEC 17 |
ASEC 16 |
ASEC 15 |
ASEC 14 |
ASEC 13 |
ASEC 12 |
ASEC 11 |
ASEC 10 |
ASEC 09 |
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| WHYABSNT | Reason for absence from work | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | WHYABSNT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| WHYPTLWK | Reason for working part time last week | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | WHYPTLWK | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| WNFTLOOK | When last worked full time 2 consecutive weeks (looking last week) | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | WNFTLOOK | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| WNLOOK | Main reason not looking for work during last four weeks | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | WNLOOK | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| WKSTAT | Full or part time status | P | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | WKSTAT | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| EMPSAME | Still working for same employer | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | EMPSAME | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| MULTJOB | Whether worked more than one job in the past week | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | MULTJOB | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| NUMJOB | How many jobs had in past week | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | NUMJOB | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| PAIDEMP1 | Have paid employees (1st Job) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | PAIDEMP1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| PAIDEMP1N | Number of paid employees (1st Job) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | PAIDEMP1N | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| PAIDEMP2 | Have paid employees (2nd Job) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | PAIDEMP2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| PAIDEMP2N | Number of paid employees (2nd Job) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | PAIDEMP2N | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| PROFCERT | Has active professional certification or license | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | PROFCERT | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| STATECERT | Has government-issued professional certification or licesnse | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | STATECERT | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| JOBCERT | Certification is required for job | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | JOBCERT | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| WRKOFFER | Could have started a job during the last week if one was offered | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | WRKOFFER | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| NILFACT | Major activity (NILF) | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | NILFACT | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| ACTSAME | Still have the same work activities | P | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | . | X | X | X | . | . | ACTSAME | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |