Latest Information from the NLS
Data Release: NLSY79 Dataset
November 12, 2024This release includes data from 1979 through 2022 (Rounds 1-30). Access the public data using the NLS Investigator.
NLS Booth at GSA
October 30, 2024The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) will host a booth at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place November 13-16 in Seattle, WA. We invite attendees to visit our booth to explore how NLS data can enhance research in the field of aging.
NLS Booth at APHA
October 11, 2024Visit the National Longitudinal Surveys booth at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo! Join us from October 27-29 in Minneapolis, MN to learn more about the types of data collected and how to access those data for your research.
NLSY79 in the BLS Monthly Labor Review
September 13, 2024Learn more about marriage and divorce patterns from the NLSY79 in the Monthly Labor Review article: Patterns of marriage and divorce from ages 15 to 55: Evidence from the NLSY79 available on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
NLSY97 in TED: The Economics Daily
June 26, 2024Explore NLSY97 data highlighted in the TED: The Economics Daily report: People born between 1980 and 1984 held an average of 9.0 jobs from ages 18 through 36 available on the BLS website.
BLS News Release on NLSY97
April 2, 2024Check out the latest BLS news release: Labor Market Experience, Education, Partner Status, and Health for those Born 1980-1984 covering the NLSY97 data for rounds 1-20. This update is available on the BLS Economic News Release page.
Data Release: NLSY97 Dataset
February 28, 2024This release includes data from 1997 through 2021 (Rounds 1-20). To access public data, use the NLS Investigator.
BLS News Release on NLSY79
August 22, 2023Check out the latest BLS news release Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, Marital Status, and Health for those Born 1957-1964 covering the NLSY79 data for rounds 1-29. This news update is available on the BLS Economic News Release page.
Data Release: NLSY79 Dataset
March 8, 2023This release includes data from 1979 through 2020 (Rounds 1-29). To access public data, use the NLS Investigator.
NLSY97 Supplemental COVID-19 data
January 4, 2022Learn more about shifts in employment patterns during the pandemic in the Beyond the Numbers article: How did employment change during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from a new BLS survey supplement available on the BLS website.