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October 1987

An evaluation of State projections of industry, occupational employment

Harvey A. Goldstein, Alvin M. Cruze

Analysis of the first projections by States using BLS occupational employment data identifies a number of causes of projection errors, and offers suggestions for improving the projections procedures.

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