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Reference week (CPS)

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001604

Seven-day period (Sunday through Saturday) in which CPS labor force questions ask about labor market activities.

Note: "The CPS reference week is the specific week of the month used to determine the employment status of survey respondents, and the last week of the 4-week job search period used to determine unemployment status. The reference week usually is the 7-day calendar week (Sunday-Saturday) that includes the 12th of the month, with occasional exceptions."

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001604
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001604",
  "term": "Reference week (CPS)",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Seven-day period (Sunday through Saturday) in which CPS labor force questions ask about labor market activities.\n\nNote: \"The CPS reference week is the specific week of the month used to determine the employment status of survey respondents, and the last week of the 4-week job search period used to determine unemployment status. The reference week usually is the 7-day calendar week (Sunday-Saturday) that includes the 12th of the month, with occasional exceptions.\"",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/reference-week-cps/"
}

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