# Displaced Worker Supplement Prior to 2022

**URL:** https://forum.ipums.org/t/displaced-worker-supplement-prior-to-2022/5556
**Category:** General
**Created:** [December 13, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/displaced-worker-supplement-prior-to-2022/5556 "2023-12-13T21:07:08Z")
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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Cowles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d9b06d/32.png) [@Kenneth\_Cowles](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Kenneth_Cowles)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/displaced-worker-supplement-prior-to-2022/5556/1 "2023-12-13T21:07:08Z")

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Hi,

On the displaced workers supplement I only see the 2022 data available for download. Is data available for the previous years?

Or am I just looking in the wrong place? Here is where I have pulled the 2022 data from : [IPUMS CPS: vars by group: dw\_dw](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/variables/group?id=dw_dw)

Thank you!

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### Author: ![Ivan\_Strahof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/ivan_strahof/32/626_2.png) [@Ivan\_Strahof](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Ivan_Strahof)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/displaced-worker-supplement-prior-to-2022/5556/2 "2023-12-15T21:32:05Z")

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It sounds like you may have selected only 2022 data and are seeing variable availability only for your previously selected samples. IPUMS CPS has displaced workers supplement data from January in every even year from 1984-2022. You can select previous displaced worker supplement data by going to [the sample section page](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/samples), clicking on the _Basic Monthly_ tab, and checking either the boxes next to _Jan_ in even years or clicking the _Supplement Topics_ tab, then the _Displaced Worker_ tab, and checking the boxes there for the samples you are interested in (see screenshots below). You will need to click _Submit Sample Selections_ when you are done. I hope this helps guide you to the data.

 ![Screenshot 2023-12-15 092454](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/ipums/original/1X/480f5bc41ed2fb3ed7d758ad402fdb695288d5b2.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2023-12-15 092517](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/ipums/original/1X/ec98c5d4cf9d2f802834b02e5015741d4af398e4.png)

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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Cowles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d9b06d/32.png) [@Kenneth\_Cowles](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Kenneth_Cowles)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/displaced-worker-supplement-prior-to-2022/5556/3 "2023-12-15T21:37:21Z")

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Much appreciated, thank you!