# Release schedule for basic CPS

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/release-schedule-for-basic-cps/3501>\
**Category:** CPS\
**Created:** [May 1, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/release-schedule-for-basic-cps/3501 "2020-05-01T15:46:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ganong1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@ganong1](https://forum.ipums.org/u/ganong1)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/release-schedule-for-basic-cps/3501/1 "2020-05-01T15:46:41Z")

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When will the basic CPS files for April 2020 be released?

(I looked in the release [schedule](https://cps.ipums.org/cps/release_dates.shtml) and didn’t see any details)

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**Author:** ![Matthew\_Bombyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Matthew\_Bombyk](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Matthew_Bombyk)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/release-schedule-for-basic-cps/3501/2 "2020-05-01T20:41:36Z")

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This depends on when the microdata is released by the Census Bureau, but will likely be somewhere from mid-May to early June.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Ghenis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/max_ghenis/32/295_2.png) [@Max\_Ghenis](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Max_Ghenis)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/release-schedule-for-basic-cps/3501/3 "2020-06-01T21:10:13Z")

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How long does it typically take between Census releasing microdata and it showing up in IPUMS?

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**Author:** ![Grace\_Cooper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/grace_cooper/32/376_2.png) [@Grace\_Cooper](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Grace_Cooper)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/release-schedule-for-basic-cps/3501/4 "2020-06-03T15:49:16Z")

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The IPUMS CPS team works to incorporate newly released microdata as quickly as possible. For basic monthly surveys, this can range from a few days to a few weeks; we understand the intense interest in CPS during the COVID-19 pandemic and are doing our best to make the data available promptly. Watch the [IPUMS Twitter account](https://twitter.com/ipums?lang=en) and on the [revision history](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/revisions) page for release announcements.