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September 1985

New household survey and the CPS:a look at labor force differences

Paul Ryscavage, John Bregger

The Survey of Income and Program Participation, like the Current Population Survey, is a household survey conducted by the Census Bureau; labor force estimates from the news series differ from the 'official' estimates, but for good reasons.

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