Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:
A monthly household survey provides comprehensive information on the employment and unemployment of the population classified by age, sex, race, and other characteristics.
Link: http://www.bls.gov/cps/
Date Inventory Completed: 6/1/15
Screening
- Is the data collected opinion-based?
- Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
- Is there data available for 2013?
- Is the data collected at least the school level?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
- Can the data be linked to other education/workforce datasets (e.g., K-12, higher education, workforce)?
Purpose
What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
“The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information.”
Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?
Economic indicators, measure potential labor supply, determine factors affecting changes in labor force participation, evaluation of earning trends for different demographic groups.
Who else uses the data?
Business leaders, consumers, developers, economists, investors, jobseekers, media, public policymakers, students and teachers.
- Who do they sell the data to?
N/A
Method
What is the data collection method?
Data are collected by personal and telephone interviews
What is the type of data collected?
Designed collection.
If designed, who created the questions?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as the Census Bureau
What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)?
Individuals reporting on their household.
Description
- What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?
Workforce
What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
For overall employment status, data is available from 1940s to 2014. For employment broken down by demographics and other characteristics, data is available from 1995-2014.
Is data collected and available periodically?
Yes
How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Less than one year.
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents (consider inclusion/exclusion criteria)?
A probability sample of 60,000 households, and only includes adults over the age of 16 who voluntarily participate in the interview. Also excludes active duty military, and institutional populations (e.g., mental institutions, nursing homes).
Accessibility
How is the data accessed?
Html or pdf on website.
- Is it open data?
Yes
- Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?
No
Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
No
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO
Explanation: Data is not available at a granular enough level and it cannot be linked to education on an individual-level.