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Corrections to Current Population Survey Estimates for January through July 2020 On September 23, 2020, BLS corrected data errors in the Current Population Survey (CPS or household survey). These errors were associated with the introduction of a new occupation classification system in January 2020. The errors did not affect most major series, including the official unemployment rate. The impact was negligible for the vast majority of the corrected series. The error primarily affected a small number of specific occupations and the aggregate occupation groups associated with those detailed occupations. At the major and intermediate occupation group level, the changes were minor relative to the large size of the categories. (See the summary tables of the impact for each occupation group in terms of levels and percent change.) New industry and occupational classification systems were introduced into the CPS beginning with data for January 2020. A new edit check was added that looks at the combination of occupation and educational attainment for specific occupations. If the reported educational attainment does not support the occupation claimed, the occupation is edited to an occupation that is in line with the education. For example, someone who says that they are a physician but also reports they have completed some college but not a bachelor’s degree will be reassigned to a medical care occupation that does not require a professional degree. Thus, a person without a medical degree would not be included in the radiologists occupation group but would instead be included in the radiologic technologists and technicians group. This education-occupation edit included programming errors that resulted in incorrect data for January 2020 through July 2020. As mentioned previously, changes at the major and intermediate occupation group level were very minor. Many of the changes occurred within aggregate occupation groups and did not involve relocating workers to other aggregate categories. At the same time as the new classification systems and education-occupation edits checks were introduced, another edit check was inadvertently discontinued. This edit—which ensures that people who report working for the postal service are coded as federal employees, rather than as private wage and salary workers or as self-employed—has been restored and is incorporated in the revised data. Because of the interaction between the corrected occupation edit, other industry and class of worker edits, and the allocation methods used in constructing CPS estimates, all estimates by occupation, industry, and class of worker were subject to change. However, most series either did not change or had very minor changes. The Employment Situation news releases for January 2020 through August 2020 have been reissued with tables containing corrected data for January through July. (See archive.) The Usual Weekly Earnings news releases for the first and second quarter of 2020 have also been reissued. (See archive.) Data series in two BLS databases (LN and LE) were corrected. Impact of revision on Current Population Survey employment by intermediate occupation, in thousands
Occupation
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
Q1 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
Q2 2020
July 2020Total employed, 16 years and over
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0Management, professional, and related occupations
110
53
114
92
69
44
46
52
43Management, business, and financial operations occupations
75
60
92
75
18
6
13
12
24Management occupations
-8
1
0
-2
-14
-12
1
-8
-2Business and financial operations occupations
83
59
93
78
32
17
12
20
27Professional and related occupations
34
-7
21
16
51
38
33
41
18Computer and mathematical occupations
0
1
5
2
0
-2
0
-1
-3Architecture and engineering occupations
0
-8
-15
-8
-12
0
0
-3
-5Life, physical, and social science occupations
39
45
48
44
67
62
52
60
13Community and social service occupations
-12
-9
0
-7
-9
-31
-33
-24
-11Legal occupations
-4
0
5
1
1
6
0
2
-3Education, training, and library occupations
6
-13
2
-1
-17
0
-13
-10
4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
0
0
0
0
9
-4
0
1
0Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
4
-23
-24
-15
10
8
27
15
22Service occupations
10
19
1
10
-8
-1
-2
-3
-1Healthcare support occupations
7
6
6
7
3
-5
-1
-2
3Protective service occupations
0
4
0
1
-5
0
0
-1
0Food preparation and serving related occupations
2
3
0
2
-5
0
0
-2
0Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
-1
0Personal care and service occupations
1
6
-6
0
0
5
5
4
-3Sales and office occupations
-96
-66
-86
-83
-35
-27
-33
-32
-35Sales and related occupations
-5
5
-14
-5
5
0
-1
1
-5Office and administrative support occupations
-92
-71
-73
-78
-40
-26
-32
-32
-30Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
0
13
0
4
1
1
0
1
0Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
5
0
1
1
1
0
0
0Construction and extraction occupations
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
-23
-18
-27
-22
-26
-18
-11
-18
-8Production occupations
-23
-17
-24
-21
-22
-18
-11
-17
-7Transportation and material moving occupations
0
-1
-4
-1
-3
0
0
-1
0 Impact of revision on Current Population Survey employment by intermediate occupation, percent change
Occupation
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
Q1 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
Q2 2020
July 2020Total employed, 16 years and over
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Management, professional, and related occupations
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1Management, business, and financial operations occupations
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1Management occupations
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0Business and financial operations occupations
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3Professional and related occupations
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1Computer and mathematical occupations
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1Architecture and engineering occupations
0.0
-0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.2Life, physical, and social science occupations
2.5
2.8
3.0
2.7
4.2
3.7
2.9
3.6
0.8Community and social service occupations
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
-1.2
-1.2
-0.9
-0.4Legal occupations
-0.2
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
-0.2Education, training, and library occupations
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
0.1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2Service occupations
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Healthcare support occupations
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1Protective service occupations
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Food preparation and serving related occupations
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0Personal care and service occupations
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
-0.1Sales and office occupations
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1Sales and related occupations
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Office and administrative support occupations
-0.6
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0Construction and extraction occupations
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0Production occupations
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.1Transportation and material moving occupations
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 **Last Modified Date**: September 22, 2020
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