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This page contains information on the methodology used to calculate and collect CE information and the quality of the CE data. Also included are links to the CE public use microdata documentation and files, and general articles and research papers using CE data including documents in the CE Library.
BLS Handbook of Methods
OPLC Program Comparisons
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Methodology Reports
Articles and Research Papers
- Monthly Labor Review (MLR)
- Economic Working Papers
- CE Library
- Developing a Model-Based Approach to Identifying and Correcting Misclassified Data
Public-Use Microdata
Survey Materials
How to Understand Variances
Last Modified Date: September 13, 2018