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August 1999

Noneconomic fluctuations in hours and earnings data

Jurgen Kropf, Patricia M. Getz

BLS hours and earnings series are subject to noneconomic calendar-related fluctuations caused by response error in semimonthly and monthly reports and the processing limitations of the payroll survey

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