Employment surveys are telling the same story

Two government surveys are used to gather information about employment in the U.S. economy, but the employment levels calculated from the surveys seem to provide conflicting pictures of the labor market. The surveys are very different, but when the differences are taken into account and the survey r...

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Published in:Economic commentary (Cleveland) 2004-05, p.1
Main Authors: Schweitzer, Mark, Venkatu, Guhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Censuses
Economic indicators
Economic recovery
Employers
Employment
Estimates
Households
Labor market
Polls & surveys
Recessions
Self employment
Surveys
Time series
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Summary:Two government surveys are used to gather information about employment in the U.S. economy, but the employment levels calculated from the surveys seem to provide conflicting pictures of the labor market. The surveys are very different, but when the differences are taken into account and the survey results are compared with their respective business cycle patterns, the conflict disappears.
ISSN:0428-1276
2163-3738