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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.
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Payroll employment rises by 528,000 in July; unemployment rate edges down to 3.5%
08/05/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate
edged down to 3.5 percent. Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate
have returned to their February 2020 pre-pandemic levels. Featured News Releases:
Union membership rate 10.3% in 2021, down from 10.8% in 2020 but the same as in 2019
01/20/2022
The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 241,000 to
14.0 million in 2021. The union membership rate was 10.3 percent, down from 10.8
percent in 2020 but the same as in 2019. Current CPS Economic News Releases:
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Contact UsContact the Current Population Survey (CPS)State, city, and county labor force dataLabor force information for Census regions and divisions, states, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities are available separately from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. Contact LAUS by e-mail or call (202) 691-6392. National labor force dataCPS economists are available to assist you Monday through Friday (8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time), excluding federal holidays.
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