6/12/2001 = Start date of this file by Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org. thedataweb.rm.census.gov/ftp/cps_ftp.html source of ftp files Columns 241-377 in cpsb8711 are missing. 2015-01-27 -- cpsdec2015 data added. 2012-12-12 -- Moved 1994-2009 data to using mirror of Census' source data files. Added oct13pub.zip 2012-02-01 -- PTAGE, AGE TOP CODE, appears missing 1994-1995 2010-04-07 -- PELAYDUR 3 DURATION OF LAYOFF added as laydur for 1994-on. 2009-02-27 -- CPS Dec 2007 revised weight file added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2009-02-02 -- June 2008-November 2008 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2009-02-02 -- The May 2008 file was replaced. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2008-07-28 -- Dec 2007-May 2008 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2008-01-03 -- October, November 2007 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2007-10-12 -- September 2007 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2007-09-18 -- August 2007 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2007-08-17 -- July 2007 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2007-07-18 -- May, June 2007 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2007-06-21 -- April 2007 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-08-16 -- July 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-07-13 -- June 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-06-07 -- May 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-05-16 -- April 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-04-13 -- March 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-03-16 -- February 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2006-02-15 -- November, December 2005, January 2006 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2005-10-08 -- August, September, October 2005 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: February - June 2005 data added 2005-08-10. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2005-10-11 -- July 2005 data added. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2005-08-22 -- January 2005 data updated. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm 2005-07-06 -- HETENURE tag files added to 1999-2004 ( March ) cpsbYY.zip files. All -1 values in original BLS file. March 2004 is the last month/year HETENURE was collected. Addition: March 2004 data added 2004-04-12. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: February 2004 data added 2004-03-19. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: January 2004 data added 2004-02-17. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Data issue: July 1994 file has five mis-written records: 104710, 104714, 104715, 104718, and 104719. There are 152303 records in this file. Analyses should be robust to the mis-written records. Update: BLS updated the December 2003 file to correct the veterans weight. 2003-01-23. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: December 2003 data added 2004-01-07. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: November 2003 data added 2003-12-23. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: October 2003 data added 2003-12-09. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: September 2003 data added 2003-10-17. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: August 2003 data added 2003-10-17. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: July 2003 data added 2003-08-29. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: June 2003 data added 2003-07-30. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: May 2003 data added 2003-07-30. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: April 2003 data added 2003-05-09. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: March 2003 data added 2003-04-11. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: February 2003 data added 2003-04-03. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: January 2003 data added 2003-04-02. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm January 2003 data is not strictly comparable with data from both previous and subsequent months. Please visit http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_notice02a.htm for additional detail. Addition: December 2002 data added 2003-01-26. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: November 2002 data added 2003-01-09. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: October 2002 data added 2002-11-25. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Update: Jan 98 file in cpsb98.zip was short. Updated 2002-12-04 Addition: April-September data added 2002-10-29. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: March 2002 data added 2002-08-22. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: February 2002 data added 2002-07-12. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: January 2002 data added 2/13/2002. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: December 2001 data added 1/23/2002. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: November 2001 data added 12/14/2001. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: October 2001 data added 11/21/2001. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: September 2001 data added 11/5/2001. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: August 2001 data added 9/18/2001. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: July 2001 data added 8/15/2001. Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Addition: January-June 2001 data added 3/27/2001 Source: http://www.bls.census.gov/ferretftp.htm Update: 3/1/2001 BLS updated the 1999 and 2000 files to correct unemployment duration data for January through September of 1999 & 2000, and to correct PRDTCOW2 recode for January 1999.