Figure 2. Response rates for private sector establishments sampled by the Occupational Employment Statistics program, by panel, fall 1999–May 2014
| Sample date |
Sample units |
Responses |
Response rate (percent) |
|
Fall 1999
|
346,819 |
270,194 |
77.91 |
|
Fall 2000
|
354,210 |
276,176 |
77.97 |
|
Fall 2001
|
350,391 |
276,822 |
79.00 |
|
Nov 2002
|
176,222 |
138,191 |
78.42 |
|
May 2003
|
176,374 |
138,710 |
78.65 |
|
Nov 2003
|
178,151 |
138,485 |
77.74 |
|
May 2004
|
180,711 |
141,443 |
78.27 |
|
Nov 2016
|
180,160 |
141,266 |
78.41 |
|
May 2005
|
177,197 |
136,606 |
77.09 |
|
Nov 2005
|
174,766 |
136,417 |
78.06 |
|
May 2006
|
176,855 |
136,053 |
76.93 |
|
Nov 2006
|
176,150 |
134,784 |
76.52 |
|
May 2007
|
177,871 |
138,141 |
77.66 |
|
Nov 2007
|
177,618 |
138,543 |
78.00 |
|
May 2008
|
154,346 |
122,936 |
79.65 |
|
Nov 2008
|
175,424 |
134,457 |
76.65 |
|
May 2009
|
175,353 |
136,860 |
78.05 |
|
Nov 2009
|
175,233 |
134,469 |
76.74 |
|
May 2010
|
177,438 |
138,117 |
77.84 |
|
Nov 2010
|
176,479 |
133,613 |
75.71 |
|
May 2011
|
177,038 |
134,955 |
76.23 |
|
Nov 2011
|
175,274 |
131,880 |
75.24 |
|
May 2012
|
179,079 |
134,517 |
75.12 |
|
Nov 2012
|
178,610 |
131,835 |
73.81 |
|
May 2013
|
178,419 |
129,498 |
72.58 |
|
Nov 2013
|
178,120 |
127,487 |
71.57 |
|
May 2014
|
179,516 |
133,070 |
74.13 |
|
Total
|
5,283,824 |
4,065,525 |
76.94 |