Abstract
George S. Werking (1997) "Overview of
the CES Redesign," Proceedings of the Section on Survey
Research Methods, American Statistical Association.
On the first Friday of each month, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics releases data on the United States'
employment situation for the previous month. On release day,
the Commissioner of Labor Statistics appears before the Joint
Economic Committee of Congress and provides a detailed
analysis of the current month's data and trends; at the same
time, the data are made available to the news media and the
financial and business communities. This closely watched set
of statistics is the earliest indicator available on the
previous month's economic activity and is used as a major
gauge of the health of the U.S. economy. The data in the
release cover employment, hours, and earnings by detailed
industry which are derived from the Bureau's 400,000 unit
monthly establishment survey - the Current Employment
Statistics (CES) survey - along with labor force and
unemployment data which are derived from the Bureau's 60,000
unit household survey-the Current Population Survey
(CPS).
Last Modified Date: July 19, 2008
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