2010 EEO File Census Data Update and Release Date

Many have questioned why their occupation information was not solicited as part of the 2010 census survey. The occupation and EEO information questions have been moved to become part of the American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010. The American Community Survey is an ongoing survey that is sent to a sample of the population to help tell us what the population looks like and how it lives.

The 2010 EEO File will be similar to the 2000 EEO File. One major difference is that the 2010 EEO File will be created from a five-year roll-up of American Community Survey data, e.g., ACS data from 2006 through 2010.

The data from the 2010 EEO File and the means for accessing it will not be available for public or private sector use until the Fall of 2012 as opposed to the Fall of 2011, as originally planned.


For more information on the ACS, please visit, http://www.census.gov/acs/www/.