An official website of the United States government
United States Department of Labor
United States Department of Labor
The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information,
make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure.
The
https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any
information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
Office of Survey Methods Research
SHARE ON:
More Information
Published Year: 1997
Survey/Program(s): Current Population Survey (CPS)
Catalog: Statistical Survey Paper
Download PDF
Evaluating the 1995 BLS Labor Force Projections
Abstract
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has made labor force projections since the late 1950's. They have generally been from a 10 to 20 time span. These projections by age and sex, since the late 1970's, by race, and since the late 1980's, by Hispanic origin. Beginning in 1968, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not considered the projection process complete until it assesses the accuracy of its predictions (Swerdloff, 1969) Such evaluations help the developers of the projections to better understand the causes of projection errors and to provided users with information on accuracy of specific components of the projections