Table E. Revisions in hires data December 2000,
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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   2000   |            |         |            |            |         |
December..|    5,484   |  5,438  |    -46     |     4.1    |  4.1    |    0.0
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