Counting the counters: effects of Census 2000 on employment (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Feb. 2000

Counting the counters: effects of Census 2000 on employment

Laura A. Kelter
Economist in the Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In order to distinguish the underlying employment trends from the effects of Census 2000 hiring, the affected BLS employment estimates must be adjusted in each of the months in which intermittent census employees are hired.

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