Yes, that is how the Current Population Survey works. The US Census Bureau is very good at its job, when it is allowed to do it. I recommend "Applied Panel Dat

Yes, that is how the Current Population Survey works. The US Census Bureau is very good at its job, when it is allowed to do it. I recommend "Applied Panel Data Analysis for Economic and Social Surveys" by Hans-Jürgen Andreß, Katrin Golsch, Alexander W. Schmidt, if you would like to learn more.