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Establishment surveys unit response rates

Establishment surveys unit response rates
Establishment surveys unit response rates, October 2008–October 2018
Date	ARS	CPI C&S	CES	ECI	IPP-Exports	IPP-Imports	JOLTS	OES	SOII
Oct 2008	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	53.0%	⁽¹⁾	46.0%	49.0%	54.0%	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2008	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	55.0	⁽¹⁾	46.0	48.0	54.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2008	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	55.0	69.8%	46.0	46.0	55.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	45.0	47.0	56.4	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	45.0	47.0	58.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	70.2	48.0	49.0	58.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	49.0	57.1	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	50.0	57.6	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2009	81.2%	⁽¹⁾	54.0	70.1	49.0	51.0	58.0	78.2%	89.0%
Jul 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	58.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	49.0	58.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	50.0	60.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	70.4	48.0	50.0	60.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	49.0	60.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	50.0	60.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2009	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	72.4	49.0	49.0	60.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	50.0	61.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	50.0	62.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	59.0	72.1	48.0	50.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	59.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	48.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	59.0	⁽¹⁾	49.0	52.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2010	80.9	⁽¹⁾	58.0	71.9	48.0	51.0	63.0	78.2	88.7
Jul 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	50.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	50.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	70.5	48.0	50.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	55.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	51.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	59.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	50.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2010	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	62.0	72.8	48.0	50.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	61.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	49.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	49.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	59.0	72.5	47.0	48.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	46.0	48.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	48.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2011	84.2	⁽¹⁾	57.0	72.8	47.0	50.0	66.0	77.3	88.6
Jul 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	61.0	⁽¹⁾	46.0	50.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	61.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	51.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	72.3	47.0	51.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	50.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	58.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	50.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2011	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	58.0	74.8	47.0	50.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	58.0	⁽¹⁾	47.0	51.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	⁽¹⁾	49.0	51.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	57.0	74.9	49.0	52.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	49.0	51.0	70.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	50.0	49.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2012	82.4	⁽¹⁾	59.0	74.2	48.0	49.0	68.0	76.6	88.5
Jul 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	49.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	56.0	⁽¹⁾	57.0	55.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	55.0	73.6	55.0	55.0	70.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	53.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	62.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	54.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2012	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	63.0	74.9	54.0	53.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2013	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	64.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	55.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2013	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	64.0	⁽¹⁾	52.0	59.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2013	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	64.0	74.9	52.0	59.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2013	⁽¹⁾	69.5%	64.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	57.0	69.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2013	⁽¹⁾	69.1	64.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	58.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2013	84.3	68.4	63.0	73.9	56.0	56.0	68.0	75.3	88.3
Jul 2013	⁽¹⁾	68.4	63.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	55.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2013	⁽¹⁾	69.2	62.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	56.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2013	⁽¹⁾	68.9	61.0	72.7	58.0	56.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2013	⁽¹⁾	53.0	62.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	53.0	59.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2013	⁽¹⁾	66.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	54.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2013	⁽¹⁾	66.7	64.0	73	55.0	52.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2014	⁽¹⁾	67.3	63.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	52.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2014	⁽¹⁾	68.1	64.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	53.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2014	⁽¹⁾	68.5	64.0	73.5	53.0	54.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2014	⁽¹⁾	67.8	63.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	54.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2014	⁽¹⁾	67.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	56.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2014	76.8	66.5	62.0	73.4	54.0	55.0	66.0	74.3	88.5
Jul 2014	⁽¹⁾	66.3	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2014	⁽¹⁾	67.3	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2014	⁽¹⁾	67.1	63.0	72.5	55.0	55.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2014	⁽¹⁾	66.7	64.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	55.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2014	⁽¹⁾	66.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	54.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2014	⁽¹⁾	66.9	61.0	72.2	55.0	54.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2015	⁽¹⁾	68.1	62.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	53.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2015	⁽¹⁾	69.0	62.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	54.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2015	⁽¹⁾	68.7	62.0	72.0	54.0	58.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2015	⁽¹⁾	69.1	61.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	57.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2015	⁽¹⁾	68.4	61.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	60.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2015	78.6	67.7	61.0	71.4	56.0	58.0	69.0	73.5	88.7
Jul 2015	⁽¹⁾	68.1	61.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	56.0	68.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2015	⁽¹⁾	69.1	60.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	57.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2015	⁽¹⁾	68.5	60.0	70.6	56.0	57.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2015	⁽¹⁾	67.9	62.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	56.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2015	⁽¹⁾	66.7	62.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	57.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2015	⁽¹⁾	66.1	61.0	69.6	56.0	57.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2016	⁽¹⁾	66.7	60.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	54.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2016	⁽¹⁾	68.0	60.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	55.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2016	⁽¹⁾	68.3	60.0	69.5	56.0	56.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2016	⁽¹⁾	67.8	61.0	⁽¹⁾	51.0	55.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2016	⁽¹⁾	67.3	61.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	56.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2016	79.1	67.1	61.0	68.9	55.0	58.0	66.0	72.8	87.1
Jul 2016	⁽¹⁾	66.9	62.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	57.0	67.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2016	⁽¹⁾	68.4	60.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	58.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2016	⁽¹⁾	67.6	60.0	68.1	53.0	57.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2016	⁽¹⁾	65.1	62.0	⁽¹⁾	55.0	57.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2016	⁽¹⁾	63.9	62.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	57.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2016	⁽¹⁾	64.2	60.0	67.8	53.0	59.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2017	⁽¹⁾	63.8	61.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	59.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2017	⁽¹⁾	65.4	60.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	59.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2017	⁽¹⁾	64.9	63.0	67.6	53.0	59.0	66.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2017	⁽¹⁾	64.8	64.0	⁽¹⁾	52.0	57.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2017	⁽¹⁾	63.9	63.0	⁽¹⁾	52.0	58.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2017	78.7	63.8	62.0	67.1	56.0	57.0	64.0	72.0	87.2
Jul 2017	⁽¹⁾	62.9	63.0	⁽¹⁾	56.0	57.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2017	⁽¹⁾	64.1	62.0	⁽¹⁾	54.0	56.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2017	⁽¹⁾	62.6	61.0	66.2	52.0	54.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2017	⁽¹⁾	64.4	63.0	⁽¹⁾	52.0	54.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Nov 2017	⁽¹⁾	62.6	63.0	⁽¹⁾	53.0	54.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dec 2017	⁽¹⁾	62.4	61.0	65.3	50.0	55.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jan 2018	⁽¹⁾	60.6	60.0	⁽¹⁾	51.0	55.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Feb 2018	⁽¹⁾	63.4	60.0	⁽¹⁾	49.0	55.0	65.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mar 2018	⁽¹⁾	63.8	59.0	64.8	50.0	55.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Apr 2018	⁽¹⁾	63.2	60.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	53.0	64.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
May 2018	⁽¹⁾	63.4	60.0	⁽¹⁾	49.0	53.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jun 2018	77.0	61.6	58.0	64.1	49.0	53.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jul 2018	⁽¹⁾	62.4	59.0	⁽¹⁾	48.0	53.0	63.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Aug 2018	⁽¹⁾	62.6	59.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	62.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sep 2018	⁽¹⁾	63.0	58.0	64. 0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	60.0	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Oct 2018	⁽¹⁾	62.5	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Footnotes
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Last Modified Date:February 4, 2019