August 2020
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
9h
English
Sizing Up the Bureaucratic Class
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects detailed occupational employment data through two surveys—the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Occupational Employment Survey (OES). The CPS is the most widely used survey in economic analyses—it forms the basis for official statistics such as the rate of unemployment and underpins most studies of workforce trends. CPS data is self-reported and collected through monthly surveys. OES data is gathered in an annual survey of establishments and excludes unincorporated self-employed workers, agricultural workers, and house workers.
We based the overall US employment estimate of 146 million on 2018 ...
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