On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 10:59:32PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > Its an interesting mix, one survey is much more accurate but doesn't > cover the whole field, the other is broader, but with greater > statistical and systematic errors. One might argue that one should use > the gross numbers from payroll and look for trends in things like self > employment in the household numbers.
Curiouser and curiouser! Today we find that the March payroll employment increased 308,000 but the household data went down by 3000. Also, the payroll employment for Jan and Feb were revised UP from a two-month total of 118,000 to a two-month total of 205,000. It seems the two surveys are getting closer. Perhaps the best estimate lies in between? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
