Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2008 - December 2008,
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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   2008   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    5,115   |  4,927  |   -188     |     3.7    |  3.6    |   -0.1
February..|    4,895   |  4,901  |      6     |     3.5    |  3.6    |     .1
March.....|    4,820   |  4,798  |    -22     |     3.5    |  3.5    |     .0
April.....|    4,688   |  4,916  |    228     |     3.4    |  3.6    |     .2
May.......|    4,669   |  4,684  |     15     |     3.4    |  3.4    |     .0
June......|    4,665   |  4,782  |    117     |     3.4    |  3.5    |     .1
July......|    4,240   |  4,505  |    265     |     3.1    |  3.3    |     .2
August....|    4,493   |  4,603  |    110     |     3.3    |  3.4    |     .1
September.|    4,258   |  4,383  |    125     |     3.1    |  3.2    |     .1
October...|    4,111   |  4,463  |    352     |     3.0    |  3.3    |     .3
November..|    3,836   |  3,953  |    117     |     2.8    |  2.9    |     .1
December..|    4,113   |  4,177  |     64     |     3.1    |  3.1    |     .0
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