Worker Health Surveillance

Characteristics of the US Workforce

The Current Population Survey (CPS) is conducted regularly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The survey gathers data including worker characteristics on the employed. Employment projections for 10 years into the future were made using current and past CPS data.

Learn more about the most recent worker characteristics in the charts below. The data used to prepare these charts can be found at Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey and the Employment Projection page.