Table E. Revisions in hires data January 2003 - December 2003,
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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   2003   |            |         |            |            |         |
January...|    5,078   |  5,000  |    -78     |     3.9    |  3.8    |   -0.1
February..|    4,806   |  4,676  |   -130     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
March.....|    4,528   |  4,402  |   -126     |     3.5    |  3.4    |    -.1
April.....|    4,739   |  4,583  |   -156     |     3.6    |  3.5    |    -.1
May.......|    4,684   |  4,589  |    -95     |     3.6    |  3.5    |    -.1
June......|    4,771   |  4,725  |    -46     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
July......|    4,659   |  4,616  |    -43     |     3.6    |  3.6    |     .0
August....|    4,741   |  4,637  |   -104     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
September.|    4,894   |  4,744  |   -150     |     3.8    |  3.7    |    -.1
October...|    5,058   |  4,896  |   -162     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
November..|    4,796   |  4,666  |   -130     |     3.7    |  3.6    |    -.1
December..|    5,098   |  4,980  |   -118     |     3.9    |  3.8    |    -.1
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