The basic documentation for the NBER's CPS Labor Extracts in two formats: cpsx.doc (MS Word Format) cpsx.pdf (Adobe reader is available from www.adobe.com) Appendix material (code definitions for industry, occupation, smsa). cpsapdx.doc cpsapdx.pdf The cpsapdx.doc file is VERY large and may not open on some machines. Try a more powerful machine or use cpsapdx.pdf, or look at the labels in /sources/labels. Images in PDF format of the original BLS documentation. morg78.pdf (covers 1979 through 1981) morg82.pdf morg83.pdf morg84.pdf (covers 1984-June 1985) morg85.pdf (covers July 1985-Dec. 1985) morg86.pdf (covers 1986-1988) morg89.pdf (covers 1989-1991) morg92.pdf morg94.pdf (covers 1994-Aug. 1995) morg95.pdf (covers Sep. 1995-Dec. 1997) morg98.pdf (covers Jan. 1998-Dec. 2000) This file is readme.txt