Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2001 - December 2001,
seasonally adjusted
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          |                                   |
          |          Levels (in thousands)    |           Rates (percent)
   Year   |---------------------------------- |----------------------------------
   and    |     As     |    As   |            |     As     |    As   |
   month  | previously | revised | Difference | previously | revised | Difference
          | published  |         |            | published  |         |
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   2001   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    5,622   |  5,790  |    168     |     4.2    |  4.4    |    0.2
February..|    5,552   |  5,396  |   -156     |     4.2    |  4.1    |    -.1
March.....|    5,893   |  5,614  |   -279     |     4.4    |  4.2    |    -.2
April.....|    5,407   |  5,386  |    -21     |     4.1    |  4.1    |     .0
May.......|    5,454   |  5,507  |     53     |     4.1    |  4.2    |     .1
June......|    5,193   |  5,116  |    -77     |     3.9    |  3.9    |     .0
July......|    5,223   |  5,173  |    -50     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
August....|    5,154   |  5,090  |    -64     |     3.9    |  3.9    |     .0
September.|    5,119   |  4,937  |   -182     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
October...|    5,097   |  5,030  |    -67     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
November..|    5,069   |  4,957  |   -112     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
December..|    4,877   |  4,771  |   -106     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
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