Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
04/21/2025
03/11/2025
As agreed in clearance on the April 2025 cycle, future packages will refer to both CIPSEA and Title 13 protections in communicating with potential respondents about the confidentiality of their responses, and up-to-date references to the U.S. Code will be used.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2028
36 Months From Approved
48,000
0
0
2,400
0
0
0
0
0
The Contingent Work Supplement questions focus on people with contingent jobs--those that people do not expect to last or that are temporary--and workers in alternative employment arrangements, such as independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract firms. There are also questions to identify digital labor platform workers, those who obtain work or pick tasks by using a digital labor platform mobile application (app) or website to directly connect them with customers or clients and arrange payment for the tasks.
US Code:
29 USC 2
Name of Law: Collection, Collation and Reports of Labor Statistics
US Code:
29 USC 1
Name of Law: Design and Duties of the Bureau Generally
This is a reinstatement, but the total burden decreased from the 2023 collection. Total respondent burden for the collection of the 2025 CWS is estimated to be 2,400 hours, less than the initial estimate for the last collection in 2023. The initial 2023 estimation of response burden was 6 minutes, which tried to account for proposed changes in the questionnaire, but the actual burden turned out to be less. Taking into account the three new questions being added in 2025, the estimated average response time for each household is 3 minutes.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 2025 CPS CWS Quest 2025 CPS CWS Questionnaire (CATI/CAPI)
Public Comment #2.pdf
Public Comment #1.msg
Supporting Statement B CPS Contingent Work Supplement.docx
Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS