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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about whether a person worked last week and, if the answer is no, why he or she was not working. For those who were not working, we also ask whether he or she plans to return to work, and when they last worked. These data are used in planning and funding government programs that provide unemployment assistance and services. These data also help evaluate other government programs and policies to ensure they fairly and equitably serve the needs of all groups, as well as enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination in society. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Questions as they appear on the form We ask five questions about work to create a profile of the nation's labor force. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTIONS Results from these questions We compile the results from these questions to provide communities with important statistics to understand the labor force and ensure opportunity. You can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States Unemployment Rate 5.2 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Economic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Unemployment Rate for Those 20-64 Years Old and with Any Disability 10.7 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S2301] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables: S2301 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S2301] Labor Force Participation Rate for 65-74 Years 27.0 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S2301] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables: S2301 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S2301] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Employment status data help communities: Provide Employment Opportunities Employers, federal agencies, and federal government contractors are interested in knowing whether programs designed to emp specific groups, such as people with disabilities or veterans, are succeeding (Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance A Rehabilitation Act of 1973). State and local agencies use these statistics to: Identify labor surplus areas (areas with people available for hiring and training). Plan workforce development programs, including job fairs and training programs. Promote business opportunities. Ensure Equal Opportunity We want to know more about people who are employed or looking for work in combination with age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, disability status, veteran status, and other data, to help governments and communities enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination in employment. For example, labor force data are used to enforce nondiscrimination in employment by federal agencies, private employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations (Civil Rights Act of 1964). Understand Changes Information on the characteristics of people who are working or looking for work is an important part of estimating changes in the economy. Labor force estimates are used in funding decisions; to ensure surveys are accurate, including surveys that provide official labor market estimates; and to understand change in other data (Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Investment Act). History of employment status questions Labor force status questions originated with the 1890 Census. It was transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No