Reference week

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001603",
  "term": "Reference week",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "term_source": "Reference Week",
  "definitions": [
    "The calendar week preceding the date on which the respondents completed their questionnaires or were enumerated. This calendar week may not be the same for all people since the enumeration may not completed in one week.",
    "(CPS) 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.\""
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Employment status",
    "Journey to work",
    "Subsistence activity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary",
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/reference-week/"
}