Table C. Revisions in hires data January 2002 - December 2002,

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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   2002   |            |         |            |            |         |

January...|    4,849   |  4,855  |      6     |     3.7    |  3.7    |    0.0

February..|    4,900   |  4,801  |    -99     |     3.7    |  3.7    |     .0

March.....|    4,644   |  4,706  |     62     |     3.6    |  3.6    |     .0

April.....|    4,940   |  4,928  |    -12     |     3.8    |  3.8    |     .0

May.......|    4,959   |  4,857  |   -102     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1

June......|    4,824   |  4,869  |     45     |     3.7    |  3.7    |     .0

July......|    5,005   |  4,946  |    -59     |     3.8    |  3.8    |     .0

August....|    4,851   |  4,871  |     20     |     3.7    |  3.7    |     .0

September.|    4,848   |  4,879  |     31     |     3.7    |  3.7    |     .0

October...|    4,806   |  4,798  |     -8     |     3.7    |  3.7    |     .0

November..|    4,918   |  4,792  |   -126     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1

December..|    4,925   |  4,893  |    -32     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1

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