As reported by Hansi Lo Wang (https://hansilowang.com), the Census Bureau is planning to release a new FRN focused on SPD15 testing in the CPS:
"The Census Bureau, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is conducting an experimental collection in the Current Population Survey (CPS) of Race and
Ethnicity information using the new SPD15 standard. The main goal of the study is to assess the effect of the new race and ethnicity standard (2024 SPD15) on estimates obtained from the CPS. The study will also aid in the implementation of the new standard for interviewer-administered data collections (both in-person and by phone). The study will examine the impact of differences in reporting using the new 2024 standard and the 1997 standard (which CPS currently is using) on race distributions, labor force estimates, weighting, and missing data."
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2025-11855/agency-information-collection-activities-proposals-submissions-and-approvals-current-population
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Mark Mather
Associate VP
PRB
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