Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2005 - December 2005,
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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   2005   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    5,552   |  5,193  |   -359     |     4.2    |  3.9    |   -0.3
February..|    5,342   |  5,224  |   -118     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
March.....|    5,355   |  5,210  |   -145     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
April.....|    5,353   |  5,308  |    -45     |     4.0    |  4.0    |     .0
May.......|    5,356   |  5,320  |    -36     |     4.0    |  4.0    |     .0
June......|    5,419   |  5,303  |   -116     |     4.1    |  4.0    |    -.1
July......|    5,337   |  5,310  |    -27     |     4.0    |  4.0    |     .0
August....|    5,538   |  5,443  |    -95     |     4.1    |  4.1    |     .0
September.|    5,511   |  5,455  |    -56     |     4.1    |  4.1    |     .0
October...|    5,150   |  5,026  |   -124     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1
November..|    5,382   |  5,232  |   -150     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
December..|    5,238   |  5,143  |    -95     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
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