BLS Current Population Survey (CPS) DATASET
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List of Tables
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Description
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force,
employment,
unemployment, persons
not in the labor force,
hours of work,
earnings, and other
demographic and
labor force characteristics.
More information and details about the data provided can be found at
http://www.bls.gov/cps
Dataset Location
http://api.dol.gov/V1/Statistics/CPS
Dataset Metadata
http://api.dol.gov/V1/Statistics/CPS/$metadata
Dataset Sample
Sample this dataset.
LE_AGES
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
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AGES_CODE |
Age Code |
varchar (2) |
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AGES_TEXT |
Age Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_BORN
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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BORN_CODE |
Foreign Born Code |
varchar (2) |
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BORN_TEXT |
Foreign Born Code Description |
varchar (100) |
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DISPLAY_LEVEL |
Display Indent Level For Query Tool |
varchar (2) |
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SELECTABLE |
Code To Allow/Disallow Query Tool Selection |
varchar (1) |
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SORT_SEQUENCE |
Data Query Tool Widget Sorting |
varchar (5) |
LE_CLASS
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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CLASS_CODE |
Class Of Worker Code |
varchar (2) |
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CLASS_TEXT |
Class Of Worker Description |
varchar (100) |
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DISPLAY_LEVEL |
Display Indent Level For Query Tool |
varchar (2) |
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SELECTABLE |
Code To Allow/Disallow Query Tool Selection |
varchar (1) |
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SORT_SEQUENCE |
Data Query Tool Widget Sorting |
varchar (5) |
LE_DATA_PUB
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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SERIES_ID |
Series Identifier Code |
varchar (17) |
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YEAR |
Data Observation Year |
varchar (4) |
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PERIOD |
Data Observation Period (Month, Quarter, Semi-Annual, Annual) |
varchar (3) |
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VALUE |
Data Observation/Estimate |
varchar (12) |
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FOOTNOTE_CODES |
Footnote Codes |
varchar (10) |
LE_EARN
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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EARN_CODE |
Earnings Code |
varchar (2) |
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EARN_TEXT |
Earnings Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_EDUCATION
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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EDUCATION_CODE |
Education Level Code |
varchar (2) |
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EDUCATION_TEXT |
Education Level Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_FIPS
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
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FIPS_CODE |
FIPS Code |
varchar (2) |
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FIPS_TEXT |
FIPS Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_FOOTNOTE
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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FOOTNOTE_CODE |
Footnote Code |
varchar (2) |
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FOOTNOTE_TEXT |
Footnote Code Description |
varchar (150) |
LE_INDY
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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INDY_CODE |
Industry Code |
varchar (4) |
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INDY_TEXT |
Industry Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_LFST
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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LFST_CODE |
Labor Force Status Code |
varchar (2) |
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LFST_TEXT |
Labor Force Status Code Description |
varchar (150) |
LE_OCCUPATION
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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OCCUPATION_CODE |
Occupation Code |
varchar (4) |
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OCCUPATION_TEXT |
Occupation Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_ORIG
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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ORIG_CODE |
Ethhic Origin Code |
varchar (2) |
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ORIG_TEXT |
Ethnic Origin Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_PCTS
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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PCTS_CODE |
Type Of Percent Code |
varchar (2) |
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PCTS_TEXT |
Type Of Percent Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_RACE
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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RACE_CODE |
Race Code |
varchar (2) |
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RACE_TEXT |
Race Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_SEASONAL
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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SEASONAL |
Seasonal Code |
varchar (1) |
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SEASONAL_TEXT |
Seasonal Code Text |
varchar (30) |
LE_SERIES
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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SERIES_ID |
Series Identifier Code |
varchar (17) |
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LFST_CODE |
Labor Force Status Code |
varchar (2) |
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FIPS_CODE |
FIPS Code |
varchar (2) |
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SERIES_DESCRIPTION |
Series Identifier Code Description |
varchar (200) |
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TDATA_CODE |
Type Of Data Code |
varchar (2) |
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PCTS_CODE |
Type Of Percent Code |
varchar (2) |
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EARN_CODE |
Data Type, Primarily Earnings Type Code |
varchar (2) |
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CLASS_CODE |
Class Of Worker Code |
varchar (2) |
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UNIN_CODE |
Union Membership Code |
varchar (1) |
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INDY_CODE |
Industry Code |
varchar (4) |
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OCCUPATION_CODE |
Occupation Code |
varchar (4) |
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EDUCATION_CODE |
Education Level Code |
varchar (2) |
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AGES_CODE |
Age Code |
varchar (2) |
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RACE_CODE |
Race Code |
varchar (2) |
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ORIG_CODE |
Ethnic Origin Code |
varchar (2) |
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SEXS_CODE |
Gender Code |
varchar (1) |
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BORN_CODE |
Foreign Born Code |
varchar (2) |
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SEASONAL |
Seasonality Code |
varchar (1) |
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FOOTNOTE_CODES |
Footnote Codes |
varchar (10) |
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BEGIN_YEAR |
Begin Year Of Series |
varchar (4) |
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BEGIN_PERIOD |
Begin Period Of Series |
varchar (3) |
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END_YEAR |
End Year Of Series |
varchar (4) |
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END_PERIOD |
End Period Of Series |
varchar (3) |
LE_SEXS
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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SEXS_CODE |
Gender Code |
varchar (1) |
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SEXS_TEXT |
Gender Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_TDATA
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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TDATA_CODE |
Type Of Data Code |
varchar (2) |
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TDATA_TEXT |
Type Of Data Code Description |
varchar (100) |
LE_UNIN
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Column Name |
Column Description |
Data Type |
|---|---|---|
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UNIN_CODE |
Union Membership Code |
varchar (1) |
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UNIN_TEXT |
Union Membership Code Description |
varchar (100) |
