Figure A
Current Population Survey sample sizes have fallen in recent years: Number of individual respondents to the Current Population Survey, 16 years of age or older, by month
| Date | Sample Size |
|---|---|
| 2004-01-01 | 107262 |
| 2004-02-01 | 107825 |
| 2004-03-01 | 106618 |
| 2004-04-01 | 106836 |
| 2004-05-01 | 107064 |
| 2004-06-01 | 106380 |
| 2004-07-01 | 105389 |
| 2004-08-01 | 106479 |
| 2004-09-01 | 106676 |
| 2004-10-01 | 107634 |
| 2004-11-01 | 108300 |
| 2004-12-01 | 107220 |
| 2005-01-01 | 107730 |
| 2005-02-01 | 106556 |
| 2005-03-01 | 105224 |
| 2005-04-01 | 106437 |
| 2005-05-01 | 106717 |
| 2005-06-01 | 106849 |
| 2005-07-01 | 107051 |
| 2005-08-01 | 106967 |
| 2005-09-01 | 105950 |
| 2005-10-01 | 107006 |
| 2005-11-01 | 106785 |
| 2005-12-01 | 105780 |
| 2006-01-01 | 106083 |
| 2006-02-01 | 105675 |
| 2006-03-01 | 104664 |
| 2006-04-01 | 105876 |
| 2006-05-01 | 105640 |
| 2006-06-01 | 105578 |
| 2006-07-01 | 106369 |
| 2006-08-01 | 107116 |
| 2006-09-01 | 106328 |
| 2006-10-01 | 106367 |
| 2006-11-01 | 106315 |
| 2006-12-01 | 105682 |
| 2007-01-01 | 104602 |
| 2007-02-01 | 104211 |
| 2007-03-01 | 103842 |
| 2007-04-01 | 105500 |
| 2007-05-01 | 106102 |
| 2007-06-01 | 105805 |
| 2007-07-01 | 105495 |
| 2007-08-01 | 105316 |
| 2007-09-01 | 105187 |
| 2007-10-01 | 104775 |
| 2007-11-01 | 105008 |
| 2007-12-01 | 104537 |
| 2008-01-01 | 104969 |
| 2008-02-01 | 105030 |
| 2008-03-01 | 104156 |
| 2008-04-01 | 105231 |
| 2008-05-01 | 105495 |
| 2008-06-01 | 105622 |
| 2008-07-01 | 105553 |
| 2008-08-01 | 105572 |
| 2008-09-01 | 104608 |
| 2008-10-01 | 104582 |
| 2008-11-01 | 103970 |
| 2008-12-01 | 102831 |
| 2009-01-01 | 105005 |
| 2009-02-01 | 105630 |
| 2009-03-01 | 105508 |
| 2009-04-01 | 106952 |
| 2009-05-01 | 107055 |
| 2009-06-01 | 106846 |
| 2009-07-01 | 106568 |
| 2009-08-01 | 106614 |
| 2009-09-01 | 105947 |
| 2009-10-01 | 105776 |
| 2009-11-01 | 106323 |
| 2009-12-01 | 105410 |
| 2010-01-01 | 106220 |
| 2010-02-01 | 106949 |
| 2010-03-01 | 106214 |
| 2010-04-01 | 107631 |
| 2010-05-01 | 107112 |
| 2010-06-01 | 106661 |
| 2010-07-01 | 106655 |
| 2010-08-01 | 106500 |
| 2010-09-01 | 105845 |
| 2010-10-01 | 106033 |
| 2010-11-01 | 105620 |
| 2010-12-01 | 105759 |
| 2011-01-01 | 105886 |
| 2011-02-01 | 105235 |
| 2011-03-01 | 104446 |
| 2011-04-01 | 105463 |
| 2011-05-01 | 106183 |
| 2011-06-01 | 105308 |
| 2011-07-01 | 105399 |
| 2011-08-01 | 105476 |
| 2011-09-01 | 105640 |
| 2011-10-01 | 106292 |
| 2011-11-01 | 105209 |
| 2011-12-01 | 105070 |
| 2012-01-01 | 104756 |
| 2012-02-01 | 104547 |
| 2012-03-01 | 103899 |
| 2012-04-01 | 104878 |
| 2012-05-01 | 104824 |
| 2012-06-01 | 105257 |
| 2012-07-01 | 105282 |
| 2012-08-01 | 105026 |
| 2012-09-01 | 104782 |
| 2012-10-01 | 104813 |
| 2012-11-01 | 105547 |
| 2012-12-01 | 105119 |
| 2013-01-01 | 105530 |
| 2013-02-01 | 104212 |
| 2013-03-01 | 103424 |
| 2013-04-01 | 104972 |
| 2013-05-01 | 105494 |
| 2013-06-01 | 104496 |
| 2013-07-01 | 103968 |
| 2013-08-01 | 104292 |
| 2013-09-01 | 104169 |
| 2013-10-01 | 104562 |
| 2013-11-01 | 104152 |
| 2013-12-01 | 104392 |
| 2014-01-01 | 104704 |
| 2014-02-01 | 104144 |
| 2014-03-01 | 102979 |
| 2014-04-01 | 103738 |
| 2014-05-01 | 104612 |
| 2014-06-01 | 104730 |
| 2014-07-01 | 105085 |
| 2014-08-01 | 105530 |
| 2014-09-01 | 105843 |
| 2014-10-01 | 107516 |
| 2014-11-01 | 107412 |
| 2014-12-01 | 105518 |
| 2015-01-01 | 106111 |
| 2015-02-01 | 104399 |
| 2015-03-01 | 103048 |
| 2015-04-01 | 104993 |
| 2015-05-01 | 104350 |
| 2015-06-01 | 102818 |
| 2015-07-01 | 102653 |
| 2015-08-01 | 103340 |
| 2015-09-01 | 103217 |
| 2015-10-01 | 103938 |
| 2015-11-01 | 103958 |
| 2015-12-01 | 103037 |
| 2016-01-01 | 103642 |
| 2016-02-01 | 102941 |
| 2016-03-01 | 100826 |
| 2016-04-01 | 102411 |
| 2016-05-01 | 103137 |
| 2016-06-01 | 102979 |
| 2016-07-01 | 103659 |
| 2016-08-01 | 105380 |
| 2016-09-01 | 105751 |
| 2016-10-01 | 105241 |
| 2016-11-01 | 104926 |
| 2016-12-01 | 103273 |
| 2017-01-01 | 103542 |
| 2017-02-01 | 103470 |
| 2017-03-01 | 102039 |
| 2017-04-01 | 102707 |
| 2017-05-01 | 101619 |
| 2017-06-01 | 101152 |
| 2017-07-01 | 101015 |
| 2017-08-01 | 102315 |
| 2017-09-01 | 102615 |
| 2017-10-01 | 102690 |
| 2017-11-01 | 102638 |
| 2017-12-01 | 101325 |
| 2018-01-01 | 100717 |
| 2018-02-01 | 99855 |
| 2018-03-01 | 98632 |
| 2018-04-01 | 100116 |
| 2018-05-01 | 99427 |
| 2018-06-01 | 98766 |
| 2018-07-01 | 98017 |
| 2018-08-01 | 98482 |
| 2018-09-01 | 99483 |
| 2018-10-01 | 99205 |
| 2018-11-01 | 98806 |
| 2018-12-01 | 97444 |
| 2019-01-01 | 97569 |
| 2019-02-01 | 96473 |
| 2019-03-01 | 95055 |
| 2019-04-01 | 96569 |
| 2019-05-01 | 94944 |
| 2019-06-01 | 95182 |
| 2019-07-01 | 94484 |
| 2019-08-01 | 96015 |
| 2019-09-01 | 95558 |
| 2019-10-01 | 95976 |
| 2019-11-01 | 95796 |
| 2019-12-01 | 95623 |
| 2020-01-01 | 94802 |
| 2020-02-01 | 95332 |
| 2020-03-01 | 85019 |
| 2020-04-01 | 82589 |
| 2020-05-01 | 79811 |
| 2020-06-01 | 76441 |
| 2020-07-01 | 77957 |
| 2020-08-01 | 81176 |
| 2020-09-01 | 90077 |
| 2020-10-01 | 92152 |
| 2020-11-01 | 90868 |
| 2020-12-01 | 87917 |
| 2021-01-01 | 89567 |
| 2021-02-01 | 88747 |
| 2021-03-01 | 87079 |
| 2021-04-01 | 89903 |
| 2021-05-01 | 89149 |
| 2021-06-01 | 86099 |
| 2021-07-01 | 86095 |
| 2021-08-01 | 86288 |
| 2021-09-01 | 84211 |
| 2021-10-01 | 85624 |
| 2021-11-01 | 83181 |
| 2021-12-01 | 82859 |
| 2022-01-01 | 83329 |
| 2022-02-01 | 83799 |
| 2022-03-01 | 81741 |
| 2022-04-01 | 84330 |
| 2022-05-01 | 85775 |
| 2022-06-01 | 83350 |
| 2022-07-01 | 82545 |
| 2022-08-01 | 83774 |
| 2022-09-01 | 82831 |
| 2022-10-01 | 82294 |
| 2022-11-01 | 81417 |
| 2022-12-01 | 80587 |
| 2023-01-01 | 81080 |
| 2023-02-01 | 79529 |
| 2023-03-01 | 78706 |
| 2023-04-01 | 81623 |
| 2023-05-01 | 82351 |
| 2023-06-01 | 81948 |
| 2023-07-01 | 82253 |
| 2023-08-01 | 83202 |
| 2023-09-01 | 81673 |
| 2023-10-01 | 83408 |
| 2023-11-01 | 81727 |
| 2023-12-01 | 81193 |
| 2024-01-01 | 81237 |
| 2024-02-01 | 81478 |
| 2024-03-01 | 78319 |
| 2024-04-01 | 81378 |
| 2024-05-01 | 81849 |
| 2024-06-01 | 81034 |
| 2024-07-01 | 81538 |
| 2024-08-01 | 82331 |
| 2024-09-01 | 81744 |
| 2024-10-01 | 81575 |
| 2024-11-01 | 81419 |
| 2024-12-01 | 81121 |
| 2025-01-01 | 80389 |
| 2025-02-01 | 79533 |
| 2025-03-01 | 77035 |
| 2025-04-01 | 78724 |
| 2025-05-01 | 78268 |
| 2025-06-01 | 77701 |
| 2025-07-01 | 77520 |
| 2025-08-01 | 80690 |
| 2025-09-01 | 80023 |
| 2025-11-01 | 74891 |
| 2025-12-01 | 75002 |
| 2026-01-01 | 74774 |
| 2026-02-01 | 76397 |
| 2026-03-01 | 73967 |
| 2026-04-01 | 76861 |
| 2026-05-01 | 77473 |
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Basic Monthly Microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 2026.6.10, https://microdata.epi.org.
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