# Time frame of monthly releases

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/time-frame-of-monthly-releases/3101>\
**Category:** CPS\
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/time-frame-of-monthly-releases/3101 "2019-07-16T21:43:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Gross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Andrew\_Gross](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Andrew_Gross)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/time-frame-of-monthly-releases/3101/1 "2019-07-16T21:43:37Z")

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How long after the Census releases the monthly CPS is it available on IPUMS?

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**Author:** ![JeffBloem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/jeffbloem/32/40_2.png) [@JeffBloem](https://forum.ipums.org/u/JeffBloem)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/time-frame-of-monthly-releases/3101/2 "2019-07-17T14:23:44Z")

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The turn-around time is typically about a month or so at the latest. For example, the April 2019 basic monthly sample was released via IPUMS CPS on May 28, 2019. You can see a history of data releases on the [IPUMS CPS revisions page](https://cps.ipums.org/cps-action/revisions).