Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2002 - December 2002,
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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   2002   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    4,991   |  4,858  |   -133     |     3.8    |  3.7    |   -0.1
February..|    4,982   |  4,903  |    -79     |     3.8    |  3.8    |     .0
March.....|    4,799   |  4,637  |   -162     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
April.....|    5,055   |  4,984  |    -71     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
May.......|    5,054   |  4,997  |    -57     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
June......|    4,919   |  4,840  |    -79     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1
July......|    5,190   |  5,047  |   -143     |     4.0    |  3.9    |    -.1
August....|    4,950   |  4,845  |   -105     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1
September.|    4,991   |  4,862  |   -129     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1
October...|    4,881   |  4,811  |    -70     |     3.7    |  3.7    |     .0
November..|    5,018   |  4,893  |   -125     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
December..|    4,997   |  4,965  |    -32     |     3.8    |  3.8    |     .0
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