Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2004 - December 2004,
seasonally adjusted
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          |          Levels (in thousands)    |           Rates (percent)
   Year   |---------------------------------- |----------------------------------
   and    |     As     |    As   |            |     As     |    As   |
   month  | previously | revised | Difference | previously | revised | Difference
          | published  |         |            | published  |         |
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   2004   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    5,033   |  4,819  |   -214     |     3.9    |  3.7    |   -0.2
February..|    4,823   |  4,712  |   -111     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
March.....|    5,340   |  5,157  |   -183     |     4.1    |  3.9    |    -.2
April.....|    5,180   |  5,131  |    -49     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
May.......|    5,072   |  4,943  |   -129     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
June......|    5,031   |  4,991  |    -40     |     3.8    |  3.8    |     .0
July......|    4,972   |  4,891  |    -81     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1
August....|    5,181   |  5,094  |    -87     |     3.9    |  3.9    |     .0
September.|    5,146   |  5,057  |    -89     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
October...|    5,248   |  5,155  |    -93     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
November..|    5,283   |  5,199  |    -84     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
December..|    5,321   |  5,190  |   -131     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
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