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Current Population Survey (Household Survey)

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The Current Population Survey (Household Survey) is a monthly survey of households conducted by 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. For more information, visit http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.tn.htm.

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*Note that the number of series in a category and its subcategories is shown above in parentheses.

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Series 1 - 50 of 50   
Title Series ID Observation Range
Start        End 		Freq Units Seas
Adj 		Popularity
Civilian Unemployment Rate UNRATE 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Civilian Employment-Population Ratio EMRATIO 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Average (Mean) Duration of Unemployment UEMPMEAN 1948-01 2012-01 M Weeks SA  
Civilian Participation Rate CIVPART 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers plus total employed part time for economic reasons U6RATE 1994-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Civilian Employment CE16OV 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployed UNEMPLOY 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Civilian Unemployment Rate UNRATENSA 1948-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Civilian Labor Force CLF16OV 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Civilian Noninstitutional Population CNP16OV 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons NSA  
Median Duration of Unemployment UEMPMED 1967-07 2012-01 M Weeks SA  
Civilians Unemployed for 27 Weeks and Over UEMP27OV 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Employment Level - Part-Time for Economic Reasons, Slack Work or Business Conditions, All Industries LNS12032195 1955-05 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Not in Labor Force LNS15000000 1975-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Rate - Bachelor's degree and higher, 25 years and over LNS14027662 1992-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Rate - High School Graduates, No College, 25 years and over LNS14027660 1992-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers plus total employed part time for economic reasons U6RATENSA 1994-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Special Unemployment Rate: Unemployed and Discouraged Workers U4RATE 1994-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Employment Level - Part-Time for Economic Reasons, All Industries LNS12032194 1955-05 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Not in Labor Force, Searched For Work and Available, Discouraged Reasons For Not Currently Looking LNU05026645 1994-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons NSA  
Not in Labor Force, Want a Job Now NILFWJN 1994-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Rate - Black or African American LNS14000006 1972-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Civilians Unemployed - 15 Weeks & Over UEMP15OV 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Civilians Unemployed - Less Than 5 Weeks UEMPLT5 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Special Unemployment Rate: Unemployed and Marginally Attached Workers U5RATE 1994-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Employment Level - Part-Time for Economic Reasons, Could Only Find Part-Time Work, All Industries LNS12032196 1955-05 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Number At Work 1-34 Hours, Usually Work Part Time Noneconomic Reasons LNS12005977 1955-05 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Rate - 16 to 19 years LNS14000012 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Not in Labor Force, Want a Job Now NILFWJNN 1994-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons NSA  
Unemployment Rate - Less than a High School Diploma, 25 years and over LNS14027659 1992-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Rate - Some College or Associate Degree, 25 years and over LNS14027689 1992-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Civilians Unemployed for 5-14 Weeks UEMP5TO14 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Rate - Asian LNU04032183 2000-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Civilians Unemployed for 15-26 Weeks UEMP15T26 1948-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Special Unemployment Rate: Unemployed and Discouraged Workers U4RATENSA 1994-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Not in Labor Force, Searched For Work and Available LNU05026642 1994-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons NSA  
Persons Unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force U1RATE 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Rate - 20 years and over, Women LNS14000026 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Level - New Entrants LNS13023569 1967-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Rate - 20 years and over, Men LNS14000025 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Rate - White LNS14000003 1954-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Rate - 25 years and over LNS14000048 1948-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Special Unemployment Rate: Unemployed and Marginally Attached Workers U5RATENSA 1994-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Unemployment Rate - Job Losers U2RATE 1967-01 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Level - Job Leavers LNS13023705 1967-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Rate - Hispanic or Latino LNS14000009 1973-03 2012-01 M % SA  
Unemployment Rate - Job Losers U2RATENSA 1967-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force U1RATENSA 1948-01 2012-01 M % NSA  
Unemployment Level - Job Losers LNS13023621 1967-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  
Unemployment Level - Reentrants to Labor Force LNS13023557 1967-01 2012-01 M Thous. of Persons SA  

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Abbreviations

Frequency (Freq)

A = Annual, SA = Semiannual, Q = Quarterly, M = Monthly, BW = Bi-Weekly, W = Weekly, D = Daily, NA = Not Applicable

Seasonal Adjustment (Seas Adj)

SA = Seasonally Adjusted, NSA = Not Seasonally Adjusted, SAAR = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, SSA = Smoothed Seasonally Adjusted, NA = Not Applicable