What is the BLS household survey?

The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the “A” tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

How do I get BLS data?

Data Finder is a new search and navigation tool for BLS time series data, found under the Beta menu on www.bls.gov. Data Finder allows users to search across multiple data sets and extract specific data by searching using key words and/or filtering through multiple categories such as topics and measures.

Is the OEWS mandatory?

The OEWS Report is mandatory in Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina (for establishments with 20 or more employees), Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming.

What is OEWS program?

The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for nearly 800 occupations. Webpages, publications, and other materials associated with previous data releases will retain the Occupational Employment Statistics name.

What is Census CPS?

The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States.

Is CPS data public?

The BLS maintains a CPS Home Page with a great deal of information about the survey and access to downloads of recent data. The NBER maintains an extensive collection of historical CPS public use tapes for its research staff. All of the data is available for download.

What is CE data?

The Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) program provides data on expenditures, income, and demographic characteristics of consumers in the United States. CE data are primarily used to revise the relative importance of goods and services in the market basket of the Consumer Price Index.

Which of the following groups use BLS data?

Economists, financial investors, and researchers. Economists, financial investors and researchers use BLS data, but so do other groups!

Are BLS reports mandatory?

OSHA reporting The SOII is a survey of establishments administered by BLS for statistical purposes. Can we submit data to only BLS or OSHA? No. If you receive a mandatory survey from BLS and are required to provide information to OSHA, you must submit it to both agencies.

Does BLS data bonus?

In addition to salaries, average annual pay data include bonuses, the cash value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and, in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans such as 401(k) plans, and stock options.

What does OES designation mean?

These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations and the wages paid to them. In the spring of 2021, the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program begun using the name Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) to better reflect the range of data available from the program.