Work & commute · 2024 ACS PUMS variable
WORKSTAT
Work status of householder or spouse in family households
- Type
- Categorical
- Length
- 2
- Value codes
- 16
- Survey
- 2024 ACS 1-Year
WORKSTATis the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS PUMS variable for work status of householder or spouse in family households. It is a categorical field with 16 possible category codes, released in the 2024 Public Use Microdata Sample. The full list of value codes and their labels is below.
WORKSTAT value codes
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| bb | N/A (GQ/not a family household/same-sex married-couple families) |
| 01 | Husband and wife both in labor force, both employed or in Armed Forces |
| 02 | Husband and wife both in labor force, husband employed or in Armed Forces, wife unemployed |
| 03 | Husband in labor force and wife not in labor force, husband employed or in Armed Forces |
| 04 | Husband and wife both in labor force, husband unemployed, wife employed or in Armed Forces |
| 05 | Husband and wife both in labor force, husband unemployed, wife unemployed |
| 06 | Husband in labor force, husband unemployed, wife not in labor force |
| 07 | Husband not in labor force, wife in labor force, wife employed or in Armed Forces |
| 08 | Husband not in labor force, wife in labor force, wife unemployed |
| 09 | Neither husband nor wife in labor force |
| 10 | Male householder with no wife present, householder in labor force, employed or in Armed Forces |
| 11 | Male householder with no wife present, householder in labor force and unemployed |
| 12 | Male householder with no wife present, householder not in labor force |
| 13 | Female householder with no husband present, householder in labor force, employed or in Armed Forces |
| 14 | Female householder with no husband present, householder in labor force and unemployed |
| 15 | Female householder with no husband present, householder not in labor force |
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WORKSTAT — FAQ
What is the WORKSTAT variable in PUMS?+
WORKSTAT is the 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) variable for "Work status of householder or spouse in family households". It is a categorical field 2 characters long.
What are the WORKSTAT codes?+
WORKSTAT has 16 value codes in the 2024 dictionary, each mapping a numeric code to a category label — all of them are listed on this page.
Where does the WORKSTAT variable come from?+
WORKSTAT is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2024 ACS PUMS data dictionary. PUMSdata is an independent product that makes this microdata easy to explore, and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.