OMB control number

Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey

OMB 1220-0153 · DOL/BLS.

OMB 1220-0153

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 about identifying 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.

The latest form for Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey expires 2029-06-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form 2026 CPS 2026 CPS CWS Questionnaire (CATI/CAPI) Form and Instruction
1220-0153 BLS 60 Day FRN Correction to 30 Day v 91 p 22864.pdf Supplementary Document
Public Comment #1.pdf Public Comments
Attachment F Census confidentiality brochure (2018).pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment E CPS advance letter (MIS5).pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment D CPS advance letter (MIS1).pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment J CWS Source and accuracy statement.pdf Supplementary Document
Supporting Statement B CPS Contingent Work Supplement_2026-04-02.docx Supporting Statement B
Supporting Statement A CPS Contingent Work Supplement.docx Supporting Statement A
Attachment I Cognitive Testing Report on CWS platform work items 2026.pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment H CPS-Tech-Paper-77.pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment C Contingent and alternative employment arrangements 2023.pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment G Title 13, US Code.pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment B Title 29 USC 1-9.pdf Supplementary Document
Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202603-1220-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2026-04-28
202501-1220-001	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2025-03-11
202212-1220-001 Approved with change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2023-04-10
201609-1220-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2017-03-03
200412-1220-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2004-12-03
200011-1220-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2000-11-15
199810-1220-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	1998-10-06
199709-1220-004 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1997-09-07
199611-1220-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1996-11-07
199410-1220-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1994-10-13