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Provider of census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. Use it for good, never for evil. ipums.org
The CPS 2025 November monthly data are now available on IPUMS CPS ๐ CPS data collection and processing were among the many U.S. government programs and services interrupted by the October 1-November 12, 2025 U.S. government shutdown. Learn more: blog.popdata.org/2025-u-s-gov...
A Missing Piece: The 2025 U.S. Government Shutdown and the Current Population Survey โ Use It for Good
blog.popdata.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The CPS 2025 November monthly data are now available on IPUMS CPS ๐ CPS data collection and processing were among the many U.S. government programs and services interrupted by the October 1-November 12, 2025 U.S. government shutdown. Learn more: blog.popdata.org/2025-u-s-gov...
A lot happened in 2025 - but we remain committed to service through our open-access database to help power critical research in migration, urban planning, public health, and economic development. geospatialworld.net/videos/ipums...
IPUMS, University of Minnesota: Research, Science & Technology Institution of the Year | Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2025
IPUMS, University of Minnesota, has been named Research, Science & Technology Institution of the Year at the Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2025.
geospatialworld.net
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A lot happened in 2025 - but we remain committed to service through our open-access database to help power critical research in migration, urban planning, public health, and economic development. geospatialworld.net/videos/ipums...
Neat visualization โก#poweredbyIPUMS ATUS ๐
Who we spend our time with is just as important as how we spend our time. With age, sex, and day of week, there are shifts in who we choose to be with
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December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Neat visualization โก#poweredbyIPUMS ATUS ๐
๐จNew Data alert! ๐จ The 2024 1-year ACS PUMS data are now available via IPUMS USA, and IPUMS NHGIS recently released the summary file data.
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
๐จNew Data alert! ๐จ The 2024 1-year ACS PUMS data are now available via IPUMS USA, and IPUMS NHGIS recently released the summary file data.
We are eagerly awaiting Census Bureau's release of the November 2025 basic monthly and keeping tabs on anything special that users should know about.
1/ The BLS has published an FAQ about the November Current Population Survey (CPS data).
bls.gov/cps/methods/...
(Recall, in his press conference Powell mentioned "technical" issues with some November surveys.)
bls.gov/cps/methods/...
(Recall, in his press conference Powell mentioned "technical" issues with some November surveys.)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We are eagerly awaiting Census Bureau's release of the November 2025 basic monthly and keeping tabs on anything special that users should know about.
We know you are all doing extraordinary work #poweredbyIPUMS - and we want to reward it! The annual research awards competition is now open - submit a nomination today! ๐ (Did we mention the cash prizes? ๐ธ) www.ipums.org/impact/ipums...
IPUMS Research Awards | IPUMS
We are pleased to announce the opening of the annual IPUMS Research Awards competition. These awards honor outstanding research using IPUMS data to advance or deepen our understanding of social and de...
www.ipums.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We know you are all doing extraordinary work #poweredbyIPUMS - and we want to reward it! The annual research awards competition is now open - submit a nomination today! ๐ (Did we mention the cash prizes? ๐ธ) www.ipums.org/impact/ipums...
Last call: Join our webinar "Beyond the PUMA: Supplemental Geography in ACS Microdata from IPUMS USA" starting today at 1:00 PM CT z.umn.edu/IPUMS-USA-We...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Beyond the PUMA: Supplemental Geography in ACS Microdata from IPUMS USA. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) from the American Community Survey (ACS), the only sub-state units identified are Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). The correspondence between PUMAs and other ...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Last call: Join our webinar "Beyond the PUMA: Supplemental Geography in ACS Microdata from IPUMS USA" starting today at 1:00 PM CT z.umn.edu/IPUMS-USA-We...
Revel in the glory ๐
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Alt: a cat with its eyes closed enjoying glorious sunshine
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December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Revel in the glory ๐
The September Basic Monthly Survey is now available via IPUMS CPS, as well as exciting data from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy extending the Supplemental Poverty Measure reaching back to 1968. Explore it all at cps.ipums.org/cps/
IPUMS CPS
IPUMS CPS harmonizes microdata from the monthly U.S. labor force survey, the Current Population Survey (CPS), covering the period 1962 to the present. Data include demographic information, rich employ...
cps.ipums.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The September Basic Monthly Survey is now available via IPUMS CPS, as well as exciting data from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy extending the Supplemental Poverty Measure reaching back to 1968. Explore it all at cps.ipums.org/cps/
IPUMS IHGIS has released population censuses for Azerbaijan 2009, Kenya 2019, and Nigeria 2006, and agricultural census data for South Africa 2007. The Azerbaijan data had never before been digitized, and the Nigeria data are the first IPUMS census data for the country. Find it at ihgis.ipums.org
IPUMS IHGIS | International Historical Geographic Information System
ihgis.ipums.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
IPUMS IHGIS has released population censuses for Azerbaijan 2009, Kenya 2019, and Nigeria 2006, and agricultural census data for South Africa 2007. The Azerbaijan data had never before been digitized, and the Nigeria data are the first IPUMS census data for the country. Find it at ihgis.ipums.org
New blog post from IPUMS DHS! This post goes more in depth on using a comparable measure of dietary diversity in a multilevel model using DHS data. Check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
IPUMS DHS Spatial Analysis and Health Research Hub
Understand population health in its environmental context
tech.popdata.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New blog post from IPUMS DHS! This post goes more in depth on using a comparable measure of dietary diversity in a multilevel model using DHS data. Check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
Join us for Virtual Office Hours TOMORROW (11/18) from 10:30am-12:00pm CT. You'll have the chance to connect with IPUMS data experts and get your questions answered. Pop in anytime, but registration is required: z.umn.edu/IPUMS-VOH
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Population Data Virtual Office Hours hosted by IPUMS. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for virtual office hours on Tuesday, November 18 to chat with IPUMS data experts about your questions. Registration is required to attend virtual office hours, but you can drop in any time bet...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us for Virtual Office Hours TOMORROW (11/18) from 10:30am-12:00pm CT. You'll have the chance to connect with IPUMS data experts and get your questions answered. Pop in anytime, but registration is required: z.umn.edu/IPUMS-VOH
SSHA is this week - we are excited to be attending!
One week until the start of the Social Science History Association annual meeting in Chicago, 20-23 November. The Data Infrastructure Network can't wait to see you! @socscihistory.bsky.social ssha2025.ssha.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
SSHA is this week - we are excited to be attending!
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Time diary data have boundless potential for research hinging on understanding human behavior, but the data are complex!
New pub w/@sarahflood.bsky.social, @juliariveradrew.bsky.social & Liana Sayer "Increasing the Usability of the American Time Use Survey: IPUMS ATUS"
www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/10...
New pub w/@sarahflood.bsky.social, @juliariveradrew.bsky.social & Liana Sayer "Increasing the Usability of the American Time Use Survey: IPUMS ATUS"
www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/10...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Time diary data have boundless potential for research hinging on understanding human behavior, but the data are complex!
New pub w/@sarahflood.bsky.social, @juliariveradrew.bsky.social & Liana Sayer "Increasing the Usability of the American Time Use Survey: IPUMS ATUS"
www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/10...
New pub w/@sarahflood.bsky.social, @juliariveradrew.bsky.social & Liana Sayer "Increasing the Usability of the American Time Use Survey: IPUMS ATUS"
www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/10...
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Pleased to be part of the history making "IPUMS USA Full Count Census Data" special issue in Historical Methods 58(4). @ipums.bsky.social @stevenruggles.bsky.social @mattanelson.bsky.social @juliariveradrew.bsky.social @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/vhim20/5...
Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History
IPUMS USA Full Count Census Data Collection. Volume 58, Issue 4 of Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History
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October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Pleased to be part of the history making "IPUMS USA Full Count Census Data" special issue in Historical Methods 58(4). @ipums.bsky.social @stevenruggles.bsky.social @mattanelson.bsky.social @juliariveradrew.bsky.social @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/vhim20/5...
IPUMS USA has released a new geographic variable, METPOP20, which identifies the size of respondents' commuting system and provides a continuous index of urban/rural status. This release has updates to other metropolitan area, utility cost, property tax, and multigenerational household variables.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
IPUMS USA has released a new geographic variable, METPOP20, which identifies the size of respondents' commuting system and provides a continuous index of urban/rural status. This release has updates to other metropolitan area, utility cost, property tax, and multigenerational household variables.
New blog post from IPUMS DHS on how to create forecasts of child nutrition using DHS, CHIRTS, and CHC-CMIP6 data - check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
Using Historical and Projected Climate Data to Forecast Child Malnutrition
In the final post in our series on future estimation we create a model to predict child malnutrition and plug in projected climate scenario data to predict a future level of child malnutrition.
tech.popdata.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New blog post from IPUMS DHS on how to create forecasts of child nutrition using DHS, CHIRTS, and CHC-CMIP6 data - check it out at tech.popdata.org/dhs-research...
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Upcoming deadlines for responding to the USDA termination of the CPS Food Security supplement.
โก๏ธTODAY: submit a comment on the importance of these data: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
โกTOMORROW: sign onto the @popassocamerica.bsky.social letter: form.jotform.com/252865538947...
โก๏ธTODAY: submit a comment on the importance of these data: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
โกTOMORROW: sign onto the @popassocamerica.bsky.social letter: form.jotform.com/252865538947...
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Upcoming deadlines for responding to the USDA termination of the CPS Food Security supplement.
โก๏ธTODAY: submit a comment on the importance of these data: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
โกTOMORROW: sign onto the @popassocamerica.bsky.social letter: form.jotform.com/252865538947...
โก๏ธTODAY: submit a comment on the importance of these data: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
โกTOMORROW: sign onto the @popassocamerica.bsky.social letter: form.jotform.com/252865538947...
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IPUMS MEPS (Medical Expenditure Household Survey) now offers 1,100 new variables from the 2023 survey. Easily accessible! @ipums.bsky.social @umn-idim.bsky.social
View data here: meps.ipums.org/meps/
View data here: meps.ipums.org/meps/
IPUMS MEPS
MEPS is a project dedicated to collecting and distributing census data from around the world. Its goals are to Collect and preserve data and documentation, Harmonize data, Disseminate the data absolut...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
IPUMS MEPS (Medical Expenditure Household Survey) now offers 1,100 new variables from the 2023 survey. Easily accessible! @ipums.bsky.social @umn-idim.bsky.social
View data here: meps.ipums.org/meps/
View data here: meps.ipums.org/meps/
Sign the @popassocamerica.bsky.social letter about the CPS Food Security supplement. (Deadline is TOMORROW, 10/22) bsky.app/profile/data...
โ๏ธ Sign on: The Population Association of America has a letter to Congress for individuals and organizations to sign.
Individuals: form.jotform.com/252865538947...
Organizations: form.jotform.com/252865886706...
Individuals: form.jotform.com/252865538947...
Organizations: form.jotform.com/252865886706...
Individual Sign-on to PAA FFS Letter
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sign the @popassocamerica.bsky.social letter about the CPS Food Security supplement. (Deadline is TOMORROW, 10/22) bsky.app/profile/data...
Submit a comment about the CPS Food Security Supplement to dataindex.us (deadline is TODAY - 10/21) bsky.app/profile/data...
๐ Submit a comment: dataindex.us is collecting comments until October 21 to send to each stateโs Department of Agriculture.
Submit a Comment to Save the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS)
Termination: On September 20, 2025, USDA announced the termination of the Food Security Supplement (FSS). This critical dataset, collected through the Current Population Survey by the U.S. Census Bure...
docs.google.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Submit a comment about the CPS Food Security Supplement to dataindex.us (deadline is TODAY - 10/21) bsky.app/profile/data...
Did you hear the USDA plans to cease data collection for the CPS Food Security supplement? We have a blog post to give you more information. If you want to sign a letter asking for data collection to continue, see the threaded opportunities below. blog.popdata.org/food-securit...
Measuring Food Security with U.S. Federal Data โ Use It for Good
blog.popdata.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Did you hear the USDA plans to cease data collection for the CPS Food Security supplement? We have a blog post to give you more information. If you want to sign a letter asking for data collection to continue, see the threaded opportunities below. blog.popdata.org/food-securit...
Our home Institute is hiring! They are actively recruiting for a Program Coordinator and a Communications Manager for the newly launching NIA Demography and Economics on Aging Coordinator Center. Learn more about both positions and apply: isrdi.umn.edu/employment
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our home Institute is hiring! They are actively recruiting for a Program Coordinator and a Communications Manager for the newly launching NIA Demography and Economics on Aging Coordinator Center. Learn more about both positions and apply: isrdi.umn.edu/employment
Two out of three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics appear in the IPUMS Bibliography. If it's good enough for nobel prize winners... www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded "for having explained innovation-driven economic growth" with one half to Joel Mokyr "for having identified ...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Two out of three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics appear in the IPUMS Bibliography. If it's good enough for nobel prize winners... www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
Just sayin' ๐
With 4 econ hist prizes in a row they should give it to Steve Ruggles already and get it over with
October 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just sayin' ๐