Current Population Survey (USA)
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of approximately 50,000 American households undertaken by the by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The CPS provides data on the labour force characteristics of the civilian, non-institutional population. Respondents are interviewed for information on the employment status of each member of the household 15 years of age and older. The sample provides estimates for the U.S. as a whole, individual states and other geographically-defined areas.
1988-2010: available via internet from the CPS download page (FTP)
1979-2001: available via EUI server (see access procedures below).
Extensive supporting information is available on this CPS page .
The Census Bureau Q & A page provides definitions and further details.
1988-2010 data is available via internet from the CPS download platform .
1979-2001 data on the K:\ drive is restricted to current EUI members who have completed the registration procedure, as follows:
CPS files on the EUI server are in Stata *.dta format.
Consult this online Tutorial on Loading and Using Data on Windows .
Stata 12 manuals are located at 005.369 in the VSP Reference Library and the Badia Library.
The Stata Bulletin is at SER 51 on the garden floor of the Badia Library.
Contact: Thomas Bourke at econlibrary@eui.eu