Expansion of the Current Population Survey Sample Effective July 2001.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Employment and Earnings | Date: August 1, 2001| Author: Helwig, Ryan T.; Ilg, Randy E.; Mason, Sandra L. | Copyright information

Effective with the release of July 2001 data, official labor force estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Current Population Survey (CPS) and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program reflect the expansion of the monthly CPS sample from about 50,000 to about 60,000 eligible households. This expansion of the monthly CPS sample was one part of the Census Bureau's plan to meet the requirements of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation. T...

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