The efficiency of the benchmark revisions to the current employment statistics (CES) data

We find evidence of a cyclical and seasonal bias in the annual benchmark revisions to the monthly level of non-farm payroll employment. We propose a change to the methodology that would remove the seasonal bias and ensure that the benchmark process does not artificially influence the estimated seasonal pattern in the raw data.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Phillips, Keith R. ; Nordlund, James
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 115.2012, 3, p. 431-434
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Data revisions \| Seasonal bias \| Payroll employment

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C13 - Estimation ; c18
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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