Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2009 - December 2009,
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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   2009   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    3,979   |  4,175  |    196     |     3.0    |  3.1    |    0.1
February..|    3,996   |  4,003  |      7     |     3.0    |  3.0    |     .0
March.....|    3,776   |  3,814  |     38     |     2.9    |  2.9    |     .0
April.....|    3,825   |  3,900  |     75     |     2.9    |  3.0    |     .1
May.......|    3,793   |  3,812  |     19     |     2.9    |  2.9    |     .0
June......|    3,621   |  3,679  |     58     |     2.8    |  2.8    |     .0
July......|    3,665   |  3,819  |    154     |     2.8    |  2.9    |     .1
August....|    3,683   |  3,788  |    105     |     2.8    |  2.9    |     .1
September.|    3,796   |  3,885  |     89     |     2.9    |  3.0    |     .1
October...|    3,581   |  3,728  |    147     |     2.8    |  2.9    |     .1
November..|    3,918   |  3,952  |     34     |     3.0    |  3.1    |     .1
December..|    3,731   |  3,831  |    100     |     2.9    |  3.0    |     .1
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