CPS Privacy Act Statement (2024)

Privacy Act Statement

Authority for the collection of this information for the Current Population Survey is provided under 13 U.S.C. Sections 8(b) (if applicable to a supplement), 141, and 182, and 29 U. S. C. Section 2.

The Current Population Survey is the primary source of monthly labor force statistics. The purpose of collecting this information is to measure how the economy and labor force are doing across the country and in your community. It asks questions about employment, and in certain months, includes questions about education, health, family income, housing, and other important subjects. Personally identifiable information collected includes name, address, telephone/cell phone number, DOB, or age. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts this survey in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Disclosure of the information provided to us is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 5 U.S.C. § 552a and may be shared with other Census Bureau staff for the work-related purposes. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice COMMERCE/Census- COMMERCE/Census-3, Demographic Survey Collection (Census Bureau Sampling Frame).

Furnishing this information is voluntary. There are no consequences for not providing the requested information. However, your cooperation in obtaining this much needed information is extremely important to ensure complete and accurate results.