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November 1982

Labor force data from the CPS to undergo revision in January 1983

John Bregger

BLS statistics in 1983 will include members of the Armed Forces stationed in the U.S. and will drop classification of workers as 'blue collar' or 'white collar,' substituting a new occupational system.

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