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May 2004

Measuring labor dynamics: the next generation in labor market information

Richard L. Clayton, Jay A. Mousa

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) provides the core of BLS business statistics; now, new data linkages between the QCEW and unemployment insurance wage records enable economists to better understand the complex job dynamics taking place in the national and local economy.

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